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Atmosphere
Winds
Clouds
Instruments
Weather Fronts
100
What three elements make up out atmosphere?
Dust, Water vapor, & gases
100
True or False warm air falls.
False, it rises.
100
How are clouds formed?
By the cooling of air.
100
What instrument measures temperature?
thermometer
100
Fronts can cause what kind of weather events?
rain, thunderstorms, winds, snow, sleet, tornadoes
200
What gas makes up most of out atmosphere?
Nitrogen
200
What is wind?
Moving air
200
A cloud is composed of ______ ________ ________?
Tiny water droplets
200
What does a barometer measure?
Atmospheric Pressure
200
Fronts are made up of what?
Air masses
300
What layer in our atmosphere is made up mostly of weather and clouds?
Troposphere ( the first layer)
300
Winds that blow east to west are called what?
Easterly winds
300
Clouds that are high, thin, streaks in the air are called ____.
Cirrus
300
Scientists launch _____ ______ to collect data from the atmosphere.
weather balloons
300
Warm fronts typically cause what type of clouds?
Low stratus clouds
400
When air pollutions are released into the air it can cause what?
Global warming, ozone holes, or acid rain
400
What are narrow areas with really strong winds in the upper troposphere called?
Jet streams
400
What type of cloud looks like fog but doesn't touch the ground?
Stratus
400
Meteorologists study what?
The earths atmosphere and the weather that occurs on it.
400
What kind of fronts cause thunderstorms?
Cold Fronts
500
What are the five layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, & Exosphere
500
Trade winds blow toward the _____.
Equator
500
Name another planet besides earth that also has clouds.
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, & Saturn
500
What instrument is used to predict tornadoes?
Doppler Radar
500
What are the 4 different types of fronts?
Cold, Warm, Stationary, and Occluded fronts