Gases
This gas is breathed by people and animals to help them convert food into energy.
Oxygen
___________ is the average pattern of weather conditions for a specific region.
Climate
The three types of clouds are ________________.
cirrus, stratus, and cumulus
What are the 3 types of clouds?
Stratus, cirrus, and cumulus
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches the ground and spins as it moves is a ____________.
Tornado
The process of breaking down living things
Decomposition
An __________________ is a large body of air in the atmosphere that has the same temperature and humidity throughout.
Air mass
A stratus cloud that forms when water vapor changes into water droplets close to the ground over warm water or a low-lying area is called ________.
Fog
List 4 types of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
A loud noise produced when lightning causes the air to heat up and expand suddenly is _____________.
Thunder
Carbon dioxide
__________________ is the condition in the atmosphere at any given time or place described in terms of temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, or wind.
Weather
A cloud that is puffy and bright white on the top but is flat and gray on the bottom is a ____________.
What are 3 gases in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and oxygen
A ______________ measures the air temperature in units called degrees.
Thermometer
The air that surrounds the earth is _________.
The atmosphere
The amount of water vapor in the air is ___________.
Humidity
A thin, wispy cloud that forms at high altitudes is a ___________ cloud.
What are the 3 main climate zones?
The three main climate zones are polar, temperate, and tropical zones.
Any water that falls from the atmosphere as a liquid or solid to the earth's surface is ___________.
Precipitation
The __________ is a part of the atmosphere that absorbs the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet rays.
ozone
When the air at a specific temperature holds the maximum amount of water vapor that it can, the air is _________________.
Saturated
The ___________ cloud is a thick, flat cloud that forms in layers.
Stratus
What are the 4 types of fronts?
The four types of fronts are cold, warm, stationary, and occluded.
__________________ is a water in gas form found in the atmosphere.
Water vapor