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Layers of the Atmosphere
Storms
Clouds
Misc
100
What is the first layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
100
Hurricanes form when _______________
The sun heats large amounts of ocean water.
100
What type of clouds look like cotton balls?
Cumulus
100
When warm air rises and cold air sinks, this forms a _________________________
convection current
200
What layer contains the ozone?
Stratosphere
200
Thunderstorms formed when ____________
land is heated and warm, moist air is forced upward
200
What type of clouds often produces rain or snow?
stratus
200
How is Earth's surface heated? Evenly or unevenly?
Unevenly
300
In which layer do the meteors burn up?
Mesosphere
300
Hurricanes that strike the east coast of the U.S form over the _______________ Ocean.
Atlantic
300
Which cloud type forms at high altitudes and is thin and wispy?
Cirrus
300
Where are air molecules most active?
Hot air
400
Which layer is the hottest?
Thermosphere
400
When two air masses come together they form a ____________.
Tornado
400
When precipitation goes through a layer less than 0 degrees C and turns to ice before hitting the ground, it is known as ________.
sleet
400
What is the symbol for a warm front?
Red ovals
500
What is a difference between the thermosphere and mesosphere?
There is more air pressure in the mesosphere.
500
Storms form in what type of clouds.
Cumulonimbus
500
What moves clouds?
Wind
500
What is the symbol for a cold front?
blue triangles