Atmosphere
The layer of the atmosphere closest to the ground.
Troposphere
The day-to-day changes in atmospheric conditions.
weather
Cotton ball clouds
Cumulus
The shape of a raindrop
sphere or oval, or parachute shaped right before it breaks into little spheres again
When water is heated up and turns into water vapor.
evaporation
The layer where planes fly.
Stratosphere
The long-term average of weather in an area.
climate
The highest level of clouds are called...
Cirrus
If a flag flaps lightly, the wind speed is approximately....
10-20 mph
When water vapor transforms from a gas to a liquid.
condensation
The layer where weather occurs.
troposphere
In a brewing storm, the warm air moving upward, in a vertical direction is called an.....
updraft
When too much water/ice is in a cloud it...
rains or snows.
In a wall cloud, look for this area(where there is no rain) to see a possible tornado.
Rain-Free Base
When the clouds become too heavy with water vapor...
They produce precipitation such as rain or snow
The layer that burns up space debris.
mesosphere
In a brewing storm, a huge burst of cold air moving back down to the ground is called a...
downdraft
This word is added to a cloud name to indicate storm or rain clouds.
nimbus
Such as Cumulonimbus or NimboStratus
Wind moves from areas of high pressure to areas of...
What is low pressure?
Movement of rain water from higher places into lower places such as streams, rivers, lakes is called...
run-off
The layer that is the outermost part of the atmosphere
exosphere
Tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere that play a role in cloud formation
Aerosols
Lower level rain clouds are called...
NimboStratus
The impact of the Earth’s rotation on the atmosphere and on the winds is called the....
Coriolis Force.
The final step of the water cycle.
There is no final step, it is a cycle and repeats