This instrument is used in weather to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer.
78% of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of this.
Nitrogen
The measure of the amount of thermal energy in the atmosphere is called?
What is temperature
The ozone layer is getting thinner due to what negative factor?
What is pollution
The instrument that is used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer.
21% of the Earth's Atmosphere is composed of this.
Oxygen
Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone layer and airplanes will go if there is bad weather?
What is the stratosphere
The ozone does what to the Earth?
What is helps protect the Earth from harmful UV radiation
The instrument that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
1% of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of this.
Trace Elements.
In the troposphere, as altitude increases the temperature what?
the temperature decreases
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?
What is the troposphere.
This is the person that predicts the weather?
What is a meterologist.
Which of these are roles of the Earth's Atmosphere:
a. controls the movement of ocean currents
b. Regulates the planet's temperature
c. absorbs harmful radiation
d. increases energy on Earth
B and C
This instrument is used to measure the humidity in the air?
What is the hygometer.
This is home to the International Space Station and the hottest and biggest layer?
What is thermosphere
Name the (4) instruments that predict different aspects of the weather.
barometer, thermometer, anemometer, hygrometer
In which Layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
What is troposphere?
The measurement of the amount of thermal energy in the atmosphere is called?
What is temperature
___________ ___________ is caused by air particles pushing down on other surfaces
What is air pressure