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Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
Layers of the Atmosphere
100
What is precipitation?
rain, snow, or other forms of water that fall from the sky
100
What are cumulus clouds?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
100
What instrument measures air pressure?
a barometer
100
What is type of instrument measures temperature?
a thermometer
100
What is the layer where most of our weather occurs?
The troposphere
200
What is the process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor?
Evaporation
200
What are stratus clouds
horizontal clouds with thick layers that are close to the ground, sometimes with rain or snow
200
What is a layer of oxygen in the Stratosphere that protects the earth from the sun's solar radiation called?
Ozone
200
What is a tornado?
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
200
What layer is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?
The Exosphere
300
What is humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air
300
What are cirrus clouds?
Feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are sometimes called "Mare's tails"
300
What is climate?
The pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time
300
What is a hurricane?
Large, powerful storm that begins over large bodies of water like the oceans
300
What layer has the Ozone in it?
The Stratosphere
400
What is the process of water vapor turning into water droplets?
Condensation
400
What does altos mean in relation to clouds?
high in the sky
400
Cold air is under high or low pressure?
High pressure
400
What is a flood?
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
400
What layer is the third layer up where meteors burn up?
The Mesosphere
500
What is formed when water vapor condenses in the atmosphere?
Clouds
500
What does "nimbus" mean when referring to clouds?
rain
500
What is the Atmosphere?
A mixture of gases that surround the earth
500
What is solar radiation?
Energy from the sun that travels through empty space
500
Name the layers of the atmosphere in order from the closest to earth and up towards outer space.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere