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structure and layers of the earth
fronts
observing weather
weather instruments
etc.
100
What two air types are 99% of the earth made up of?
nitrogen and oxygen
100
What do cold fronts bring
heavy rain or thunderstorms
100
What is a meteorologist
scientist who study weather
100
What does a anemometer measure
wind speed
100
What are caused by warm ocean water
land breezes
200
what is front
the boundary between two air masses that have different properties.
200
What is a stationary front
when two air masses meet but neither one moves forward
200
What color represents the most extreme rainfall
dark purple
200
What instrument measures air pressure
barometer
200
how do warm ocean currents affect areas that are far from the equator
they carry warm water to cooler areas
300
What is the 5 layers of the earth?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
300
What do fronts change
the weather
300
What does a radar do
observe weather
300
which instrument shows which way the wind is blowing
weather vanes
300
how can mountain affect weather
they can cause air masses to become drier
400
What is the blanket of gases that surrounds earth
atmosphere
400
What do warm fronts bring
clouds and light rain
400
What happens when meteorologist study maps
they can predict what the weather will be like
400
What is a satellite
are used to learn about the weather
400
in which layer of the atmosphere do most weather events occur
troposphere
500
What is a body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture
its air mass
500
What happens when two air masses meet
a front forms
500
most places with low pressure and _____ and ______.
cloudy and rainy
500
What tool measures the amount of rain
rain gauge
500
the mountain effect causes which part of the mountain to be dry
the leeward side of the mountain