Atmospheric layers
This layer means “outer” and it is at the outer limits of our atmosphere. it is sometimes considered a part of outer space.
What is the Exosphere?
Evaporation
When water vapor enters the atmosphere, usually after bodies of water on the earth are heated by the sun.
The two things scientists use to classify air masses.
What are moisture and temperature
The boundary when two air masses meet.
What is a front?
When there is a sudden change in air pressure, these often occur
What are storms?
This person predicts the weather
Meteoroligist
This is the fourth layer means “heat” with temperatures very hot - over 300 degrees! The Auroras - northern and southern lights - happen here
What is the Thermosphere
Transpiration
When plants help water vapors form by releasing water from their leaves.
Air masses that form over land
What are Continental masses
Three types of fronts
What are cold front, warm front and stationary front.
Four kinds of dangerous storms
What are winter storms, thunderstorms, hurricanes and tornados
True or False; The closer to the earth, the higher the air pressure.
True
This layer is nearest to earth and it’s where our weather takes place
what is the troposphere
When animals and people release water vapor into the air by breathing.
What is respiration?
Air masses that form over water
What are maritime air masses
Two things that usually happen at a front
What are Weather changes and clouds/precipitation
This causes wind.
The sideways movement of air from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure
This is why it’s harder to breathe in Colorado than in Los Angeles.
What is higher altitude, which means lower air pressure and less oxygen in the air.
This is the atmosphere’s second layer, ozone is in this layer which helps absorb the sun’s harmful solar radiation.
What is the Stratosphere?
When water vapor turns into liquid water it is called this
What is condensation?
Two words used to describe air mass TEMPERATURE
What are tropical and polar
This happens when a cold front meets a warm front
What is colder air moving below the warm air and pushing the warm air upwards. Brings precipitation, heavy storms and colder weather
This kind of storm brings localized heavy precipitation and dangerous lightening.
What is a thunderstorm?
These two gasses make up 99% of our atmosphere
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
This layer’s name means “middle” and it is the third layer. Most meteors burn up here, keeping earth safe.
What is the Mesosphere
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface is called this.
What is precipitation?
Air masses that form over the equator and carry warm air
What is a tropical air mass
This happens when a warm front meets a cold front
What is the warm air moving above the cold air, causing clouds and steady rain, temperature usually rises.
These storms happen when the air is below freezing from the clouds all the way to the ground
What are winter storms?
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
You’d most likely find spacecrafts and satellites in this layer
What is the exosphere
Air masses that form closer to the poles and bring cold air
What are polar air masses
When air masses meet and stop moving.
What is a stationary front? Whichever front is able to move first decides whether it will become a warm or cold front.
These huge storms always form over large bodies of warm water, and pull their energy and moisture from that water.
What are hurricanes?
Dams, levees and sandbags
What are three things that are used to help prevent flooding during storms.
I just found a weather balloon here
What is the stratosphere?
The moisture and temperature of maritime tropical, continental tropical, maritime polar and continental polar air masses.
Maritime Tropical - moist, warm air
Continental Tropical - dry, warm air
maritime polar - moist, cold air
Continental polar - dry, cold air
These storms bring a fast moving spinning column of air. Winds speeds destroy everything in their paths, even when they only touch down for 15 minutes. These are more common in the central US.
What are tornadoes?