A visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface
What is a Cloud
100
Name the layer of the atmosphere closest to earth
What is the troposphere
100
The most common storm in north America is a thunder storm or a hail storm
What is thunder storm
100
A degree of hotness or coldness that can be measured using a thermometer
What is temperature
100
Water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops
What is rain.
200
TRUE or FALSE fog is not a type of cloud
What is FALSE
200
Which layer of the atmosphere is above the troposphere
What is the Stratosphere
200
This is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane
What is a hurricane is a tropical storm and a tornado is a violent wind storm
200
TRUE or FALSE the moon is in the troposphere
What is FALSE
200
TRUE or FALSE hail is a form of precipitation
What is TRUE
300
Name the cloud that is said to look like a cotton ball
What is cumulus
300
The four first layers of the atmosphere
What is troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
300
Hurricanes are measured by this scale.
What is the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale
300
Air is made of
What is nitrogen, oxygen, and other gasses
300
Hail,rain, snow, sleet, and slush which is not a form of precipitation
A. hail
B.snow
C. slush
D. none of the above
What is C
400
This cloud makes another cloud
what is stratus
400
what is the most Abundant element in the earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen
400
A storm caused by strong winds blowing over loss soil or sand.
What is a sand storm.
400
These are tiny particles suspended in air.
What is an aerosols
400
This forms in clouds where the temperature is below freezing. The ice crystals form around tiny bits of dirt that have been carried up into the atmosphere by the wind.
What is a snowflake
500
This is the average height of a low-level cloud.
What is 6,500 feet
500
This layer contains the ozone layer
What is stratosphere
500
This storm happens when warm air must rise over cold air. Precipitation is needed and the air near the ground level is not warm.
What is a blizzard
500
A recipe for weather
What is temperature, pressure, volume, density
500
This occurs in winter time under special conditions when rain is produced in warm air mass and falls through a shallow, cold air mass below it.