Gases
Nitrogen
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
bring rain with possible severe thunderstorms
cold fronts
rainy and stormy weather
low pressure
closest to earth, weather occurs here, thinnest layer
troposphere
how cold or hot something is
temperature
Oxygen
What is the 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere
can bring light showers
warm front
sunny weather (happy weather)
high pressure
planes fly here, warm temperature, ozone layer
stratosphere
the amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
warm and cold fronts meet and do not move
stationary fronts
no air to breathe, fades into space
exosphere
the distance above the ground or sea level
altitude
meteors usually burn up here, coldest layer of the atmosphere
mesosphere
hottest layer, satellite orbit here, filters out gamma rays and xrays from the sun, largest layer of the atmosphere
thermosphere