Made up of mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases. It has several layers, or levels.
What is Earth's Atmosphere?
100
The weight of air.
What is Air Pressure?
100
Thin, wispy, curly-shaped clouds.
What is Cirrus Cloud?
100
This can appear after thunderstorms. It will form a fast spinning column of air that looks like a funnel and often touches the ground. It can cause a lot of damage.
What is a Tornado?
200
Using science and technology to predict future weather.
What is Weather Forecasting?
200
The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth?
What is the Troposphere?
200
Winds over different parts of the earth that usually blow from the same direction.
What is Prevailing Winds?
200
Ground-hugging clouds.
What is Fog?
200
This is a storm that has lots of rain, thunder and lightning.
What is a Thunder Storm?
300
The strength of a storm.
What is Intensity?
300
The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
What is the Stratosphere?
300
A device to measure how fast the wind is blowing?
What is an Anemometer?
300
Layered, horizontal clouds with a flat base.
What is a Stratus Cloud?
300
A large storm that forms over the warm, tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This type of storm can cause big, fast winds and storm surges that can cause a lot of damage.
What is a Hurricane?
400
An object placed in space that takes photographs that help meteorologists predict weather.
What is a Weather Satellite?
400
A band of gas in the stratosphere.
What is the Ozone Layer?
400
A major division, or part, of the year.
What is a Season?
400
When water vapor condenses onto microscopic dust particles floating in the air it forms ___________.
What is a Cloud?
400
A severe winter storm with blowing winds, cold temperatures, and high winds.
What is a Blizzard?
500
Satellite's ________, or move around, Earth.
What is Orbit?
500
The ozone layer absorbs many of the Sun's _____________.
What is Ultraviolet Rays?
500
A word used on weather reports that tells us that it will be windy?
What is Breezy?
500
Large, dense, towering clouds that cause rain and thunderstorms.
What is Cumulo-Nimbus?
500
Bright flash of electricity produced by thunderstorms.