This is the part of Earth's atmosphere we live in.
What is the troposphere
100
A column of wind lifted up on one end by downward winds and pressed down on the other end by downward winds describes which type of severe weather?
What is a tornado
100
What does the "H" on a weather map represent?
What is Area of high pressure
100
Which type of air mass has air that is warm and very humid?
What is maritime tropical
100
Name the three types of fronts.
What are cold fronts, warm fronts and stationary fronts
200
What is the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
What is the exosphere
200
Where do hurricanes get their energy from?
What is warm ocean waters
200
Which weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?
What is an anemometer
200
In which air mass would you find air that is warm and dry?
What is continental tropical
200
True or False: Cool air is heavier than warm air so it will sink while the warm air rises.
What is True
300
Winds usually blow in which direction over the United States?
What is west to east
300
What does a severe storm warning mean?
What is severe storms have already formed
300
What information does a forecaster need to determine the climate of an area?
What is average yearly precipitation
300
In which part of the United State would you find a maritime polar air mass?
What is the northeastern United States
300
Name the 5 layers of Earth's atmosphere
What is the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
400
What happens to the air pressure as you move from the troposphere to the stratosphere?
What is air pressure decreases
400
Name 5 ways in which you should prepare for a hurricane.
What is board up windows, store food and water, stay indoors, move inland, have flashlights and batteries available
400
What can scientists learn from fossils?
What is that the desert probably had a wet climate at one time.
400
What type of air would you find in a continental polar air mass?
What is cold and dry air
400
What causes precipitation at fronts?
What is rising warm air
500
Describe how convection currents are formed.
What is when air has different temperatures. Cool air sinks and warm air rises. Wind occurs as air moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
500
What is the name of the scale that determines the strength of a tornado?
What is the Fujita scale
500
How do the gulf stream and North Atlantic Drift currents affect weather in Europe?
What is they cause the temperatures to be warmer than they would be otherwise
500
Name the four types of air masses
What is maritime polar, continental polar, maritime tropical, and continental tropical
500
Wind occurs as air moves from an area of ________ air pressure to an area of ________ air pressure.