The Layers
What layer is where Earths weather occurs
The Troposphere
________ is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
Air pressure
The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called________.
Radiation
______ makes up just more than three fourths of the air we breathe.
Nitrogen
Anemometer
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
The Stratosphere
What instrument is used to measure Air pressure?
Barometer
Air temperature is usually measured with a_______.
Thermometer
The second most abundant gas is_________.
Oxygen
The unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area causes_______.
Local Winds
Which layer of the atmosphere protects Earth's surface from being hit by meteoroids?
The Mesosphere
____ or elevation is the distance above sea level.
Altitude
The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact is called________.
Conduction
What gas makes up about 1% of the dry air?
Argon
The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called the ______
Windchill Factor
What is the lower layer of the Thermosphere?
The Ionosphere
What barometer has an airtight metal chamber?
Aneroid Barometer
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called________.
Convection
______ makes up only 21% of the volume in the atmosphere.
Oxygen
________ blow from West to East away from the horse latitudes.
Prevailing Westerlies
How warm/cold is it in the Mesosphere?
-90 degrees C or 194 degrees F
The amount of mass in a given volume of air is its _________
Density
_________ which is an invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than wavelengths for violet light.
Ultraviolet Radiation
Energy from the sun drives the motions in the_________.
Atmosphere
The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the ________.
Coriolis Effect