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Earth's Atmosphere
Air and Weather
Weather Prediction
Weather Maps
Misc
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Air that surrounds our planet.
What is atmosphere?
100
Describes how heat from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere to warm Earth.
What is greenhouse effect?
100
Instrument that measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
100
This is measured in centimeters.
What is precipitation?
100
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
What are the four layers that make up Earth's atmosphere?
200
Air particles pressing down on a surface.
What is air pressure
200
Large body of air that has mositure content and temperature similar to the water or land over which it formed.
What is air mass?
200
Instrument that measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
200
The winds in a cold front after passing.
What is low winds?
200
temperature and moisture
What are two properties that can be used to describe air masses?
300
Layer of the atmosphere that is closet to Earth.
What is troposphere?
300
Border formed where a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet.
What is a front?
300
Amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
300
The winds in a cold front while passing.
What is gusty, shifting winds?
300
troposphere
What is the layer of atmosphere that most weather occurs?
400
Layer of atmosphere just above most weather.
What is stratosphere?
400
This is measured in km per hour.
What is wind speed?
400
This is measured in degrees.
What is temperature?
400
Air over this area is drier.
What is over land?
400
Forced upward by cooler air and exerts low pressure.
What is characteristics that describe warm air?
500
The coldest layer of the atmosphere.
What is mesosphere?
500
Touch and Sight (You will need to elaborate.)
What is the ways in which we experience weather?
500
Conditions can change unexpectedly.
What are reasons that weather forecasts are not always accurate?
500
Air is more moist over this area.
What is over a body of water?
500
This type of front has both triangles and half suns.
What is a stationary front?