Stratosphere
low-pressure region with spiraling winds that moves in counterclockwise motion
up to several hundred miles in diameter, wind less than 180MPH, up to 3 weeks long, several days warning
green tinted sky, large hail, high wind speed, lightning and thunder
The hurricane "dies" as it moves over cold water--the energy source of the storm was removed (warm topical water) so, the wind speed decreases and the storm decreases in size.
Mesosphere
Radiation
Energy directed outward from a source in the form of waves or particles
convecrtion
Waterspout
a rotating column of air that stretches from a thunder cloud to the ground
Answers will vary (the layer we live in, extends 7 mi from the surface, most clouds and weather are in this layer, mostly consists of water vapor, thinnest at poles and thickest at equator, temperature decreases as height increases)
The concentration of ozone increases with height. Ozone absorbs UV radiation and the byproduct is heat.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere (Mesosphere and Thermosphere), and Exosphere
The transfer of energy as heat through a material
Damage is assessed after the storm and is rated using the EF scale
The process by which surface radiation is trapped within the atmosphere
Describes how a hurricane forms.
Eye
Convection
Coriolis effect
Light passes through the atmosphere but some of it cannot get back out like a greenhouse. The atmosphere acts as a blanket to keep the Earth at a temperature that supports life.
diameter is less than 1/4 mile wide, wind up to 300MPH, length is less than an hour, and 15-30 min advanced warning
A large tropical storm with winds greater than 74 MPH
A scientist that discovered there are layers in the atmosphere (using unmanned hot air balloons)
21. This causes hurricanes and storms in the Northern Hemisphere to rotate counterclockwise.
16. Define hurricane.
7. Heat from the sun, a campfire, or a stove top is an example of what kind of atmospheric heating?
25. How is the Earth's atmosphere like a greenhouse? Why is this important for life?
20. The part of a hurricane that is calm and quiet.
10. What is a tornado?
24. Describe the characteristics of the troposphere.
5. When and how is the damage of tornadoes assessed?
6. Which layer is the thinnest and is where meteors burn up?
13. Depression, strong winds, water temp. above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and tropical seas.
17. What is thermal conduction? Give an example.
11. What are the warning signs of a tornado?
1. Describe the size, wind, length and advanced warning of hurricanes.
12. Boiling water is an example of what type of heating?
22. List the layers of the atmosphere from the closest to the surface to outer space.
4. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
23. Why does the temperature in the stratosphere increase as height increases?
14. Who is Leon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort and what did he discover?
15. Define radiation.
3. What is a tornado that forms over water?
2. Describe the size, wind, length and advanced warning of tornadoes.
21. What happens to the energy of the hurricane as it approaches the shore and makes landfall? Why?
8. The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation of a liquid or gas is what?
18. What is the greenhouse effect?
9. Define depression.
