Clouds
Puffy white clouds that look like cotton
Cumulus
The layer of the atmosphere where we live.
Troposphere
Air moving from high pressure to low pressure.
Wind
Height above sea level.
Altitude
The outer layer of Earth where we live.
Crust
Thin, wispy clouds high in the sky.
Cirrus
The layer that contains the ozone layer.
Stratosphere
Water that falls from clouds (rain, snow, sleet).
Precipitation
The spinning of Earth that changes wind direction.
Coriolis Effect
The thick layer beneath the crust.
Mantle
Flat gray clouds that cover the sky.
Stratus
The coldest layer of the atmosphere.
Mesosphere
When air is pushing down strongly.
High Pressure
Warm air rising and cool air sinking.
Convection
The liquid layer around the inner core.
Outer Core
Tall storm clouds that bring thunder and lightning.
Cumulonimbus
The hottest layer where satellites orbit.
Thermosphere
When air pressure is weaker and storms may form.
Low Pressure
How many layers does earth have? How many layers does the atmosphere have?
4 and 5
The hottest solid center of Earth.
Inner Core
DOUBLE TROUBLE: a thick, dark, gray layer covering the sky
Nimbostratus
DOUBLE TROUBLE: The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
Exosphere
These mid-level gray clouds spread across the sky like a thin sheet
Altostratus
A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity.
Air Mass
I’m the layer around Earth you breathe.
Atmosphere