Atmospheric Layers
Weather occurs here
Troposphere
Majority of Earth's air is here
Troposphere
Source of energy that drives the water cycle
Solar radiation
People who study weather
Meteorologists
Winds in the US blow this way
From west to east
Stratosphere
In the stratosphere, as altitude increases, this happens to the temperature
Increases
Force that helps precipitation, infiltration, run off, and groundwater flow
Gravity
Convection
The movement of warm air rising and cool air sinking in the atmosphere
Northern Hemisphere winds curve right and Southern Hemisphere winds curve left
Coriolis Effect
Coldest layer
Mesosphere
The coldest layer of the atmosphere
Mesosphere
Condensation
Greenhouse gas
Carbon dioxide
This high speed, high pressure air can disrupt our weather patterns
Jet stream
Thermosphere
Warmest layer
Thermosphere
Where the water cycle begins
Nowhere. It is continuous.
Heat energy, air pressure, winds, and moisture
What weather is measured by
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the amount of moisture it can actually hold at a given temperature.
Relative humidity
Satellites orbit this layer
Exosphere
In the exosphere, what happens to the temperature as altitude increases?
Decreases
Majority of water vapor comes from here
Ocean
Weather a high air pressure system brings
Clear weather
___________ measures wind speed.
___________ measures air pressure.
___________ measures rain.
___________ measures humidity.
___________ measures temperature.
Anemometer
Barometer
Rain gauge
Psychrometer
Thermometer