Our Atmosphere
Energy
Weather Patterns
Severe Weather
Clouds
100
How many layers does our atmosphere have?
4
100
When energy is transferred as rays or waves (think the sun) it is called _______________
Radiation
100
Weather changes ______, while _____ refers to the long term pattern of weather in a certain region
Daily, climate
100
I am a period of time where there is below average precipitation in an area... who am I?
Drought
100
How many cloud types are there?
4
200
You will find the ozone layer, and planes flying in this weather-less layer of our atmosphere...
Stratosphere
200
This form of energy transfer is when energy circulate as hot energy rises and cold energy sinks.
Convection
200
Which front is represented by this symbol below?
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Warm front
200
What severe storm can be caused by the energy from thunderstorms?
Tornados
200
These clouds are typically found during fair weather, and look like cotton...
Cumulus
300
Which layer of our atmosphere is hottest?
Thermosphere
300
Which form of energy transfer occurs when molecules bump into each other and heat is transferred by direct contact (think touching a hot plate)
Conduction
300
When the weather is sunny, or partly cloudy, once could assume the air pressure is______
High
300
Which severe storm forms around equator?
Hurricanes
300
Which cloud formation covers the entire sky?
Stratus
400
Which element makes up most of our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
400
Name at least 2 of the 5 primary Greenhouse Gases
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Ozone
400
I am a front that stays still or moves very slowly.
I am a cold air mass and a hot air mass slowly interacting.
What front am I?
Stationary front
400
Hurricanes will die out once they...
Move over land or cold water
400
These clouds reach the highest point of the troposphere.
Cumulonimbus
500
What is the coldest layer of our atmosphere, where meteors burn up?
Mesosphere
500
True or False: Land heats and cools faster than water
True
500
Which front is formed when warm air masses are trapped in two separate cold air masses?
Occluded Front
500
How does hail form?
Rain droplets moving up and down through a cumulonimbus clouds, collecting a layer of ice each time.
500
The temperature in which water begins to condense is referred to as...
Dew Point