Atmosphere
The layer of gases that surround earth
What is the atmosphere?
Thin, wispy clouds, found high in the sky
What is cirrus?
Measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
dense layer of clouds; clouds are low and close to the surface of the earth or over water; polluted areas often have this
What is severe fog?
Patterns of weather over a period of time
What is climate?
The layer where weather occurs
What is the troposphere?
Grey blanket of clouds that are low
What is stratus?
uses Celsius or Fahrenheit; amount of heat
What is a thermometer?
period of days or weeks of extremely high temperatures
What is a heat wave?
boundary separating two masses of air of different densities
What is a front?
The layer before outer space
What is the exosphere?
Grey, lumpy clouds, low
What is stratocumulus?
Measures that amount of precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
overflow of water; too much rain falling rapidly
What is a flood?
Contributes to global warming by adding nitrogen oxide in the atmosphere
What are chemical fertilizers?
The layer where meteors start to burn up
What is the mesosphere?
Puffy, looks like cotton, flat base, can show good weather
What is cumulus?
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
rotating, funnel shaped cloud; whirling winds; measured by the Enhanced Fujita scale
What is a tornado?
Contributes to global warming by releasing methane (from cows)
What is agriculture?
The layer with the highest temperature
What is the thermosphere?
brings rain, dense, vertical, thunderstorms
What is cumulonimbus?
Collects information; sent high into the sky
What is a weather balloon?
torrential rainstorm and wind; may last for weeks; occurs in India and subtropical areas; occurs in a cycle
What is a monsoon?
creates weather through its energy