The Atmosphere
Percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere
21%
This causes the Earth to remain at a stable warm temperature by trapping gases
Greenhouse effect
Cold air will ______ while warm air will ______
sink, rise
Weather describes the _____ term conditions in the atmosphere
short
Type of cloud is that puffy or billowy. Not necessarily producing rain
Cumulus
This gas makes up nearly 78% of the atmosphere
Nitrogen
Climate is described by _______ & _________
Average temperature and precipitation
The type of weather we would expect with a low pressure system
precipitation/cloudy
Temperature at which water vapor condenses
Dew point
Type of precipitation that forms when snow melts and then solidifies as ice on the ground
Freezing Rain
Layer that contains the ozone layer
Stratosphere
Which heats up faster? (Land or water)
Land
Type of front where a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass, causing the warm air to push upward into the trophosphere
Warm front
A rotating column of air caused by the collision of warm gulf air and cool polar air
Tornado
Term used to describe water droplets combining
Coalescence
Sphere where weather occurs
Trophosphere
This forms on the leeward side of a mountain. Caused by mountains reaching into the trophosphere and orographic lifting
Forecast the weather we would expect if a warm front moves into an area
Warmer temperature, light rain
Air will move from areas of ___________ to areas of ____________
high pressure, low pressure
Winds in the northern hemisphere will bend to the _____ due to coriolis effect
right
Put the layers of the atmosphere in correct order from the closest to earth to the furthest layer
Tropho, Strato, Meso, Thermo, Exo
Explain one of the 4 factors causing climate change
Plate tectonics
Orbital changes
Human activity
Volcanic Activity
Describe the formation of a rain (from ground to ground)
evaporation/lifting of water
cooling and condensing
coalescence of water drops
water drops fall back to earth
What are the 3 things that a storm needs in order for it to form?
Moisture, energy, updraft
Weather in Nebraska typically moves from _____ to ______ due to the state being in the _________ wind belt
west, east, westerlies