Atmosphere | ||
#1 | What layer of the atmosphere do we live in? | Troposphere |
#2 | What is the atmosphere? | the layer of air that surrounds the earth |
#3 | Where is the ozone layer located? | Stratosphere |
#4 | What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere? | Thermosphere |
#5 | List the 4 layers of the atmosphere | Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere |
Weather Instruments | ||
#1 | measures temperature | thermometer |
#2 | measures air pressure | barometer |
#3 | meausres wind direction | wind sock or weather vane |
#4 | measures humidity | hygrometer |
#5 | measures wind speed | anemometer |
Clouds | ||
#1 | What clouds do you see on a bright sunny day? | Cumulus |
#2 | What clouds do you see on a dark and stormy day? | Cumulonimbus |
#3 | In fall, when it is cool, what clouds do you see? | Cirrus |
#4 | These clouds look like a grey blanket | Stratus |
#5 | On a day with cumulonimbus clouds what is the air pressure? | Low Air Pressure |
Air and Weather | ||
#1 | When two air masses meet you get what? | Front |
#2 | What do you call a Scientist that studies weather? | Meteorologist |
#3 | What is the symbol for a cold front? | a line with triangles on it |
#4 | What kind of front forms when a warm air mass catches up to a cold air mass? | Warm Front |
#5 | What do you call a front that stops moving? | Stationary Front |
Vocabulary | ||
#1 | the amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |
#2 | particles of air pushing down on the Earth's Surface | air pressure |
#3 | the warming of earth causes by the atmosphere trapping thermal energy from the sun | greenhouse effect |
#4 | coldest layer of the atmosphere | mesosphere |
#5 | What news station does Mrs. Carroll work for? | Ohio News Network (ONN) |
Final Question | |
Where is the air pressure the greatest? Closer to the earth or in space? | Closer to the earth |