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Name the atmospheric layers from Earth’s surface upward & name an object for each layer.
troposphere (weather/planes), stratosphere (ozone), exosphere (satellites), mesosphere(meteors), thermosphere (1800 degrees C)
troposphere (weather/planes), stratosphere (ozone), mesosphere (meteors), thermosphere( 1800 degrees C) ,ionosphere (electrically charged particleions),exosphere (satellites)
troposphere (weather/planes), mesosphere (meteors), thermosphere( 1800 0 C) , exosphere (satellites), stratosphere(ozone) ionosphere (electrically charged particleions)
none of the above are correct
Name the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
carbon dioxide & nitrogen
oxygen & carbon dioxide
nitrogen & hydrogen
nitrogen & oxygen
Name the form of oxygen found in the stratosphere that helps protect Earth from excessive radiation.
exo
ozone
thermo
iono
As altitude _____________, temperature _____________ in the troposphere.
increases; decreases
increases; increases
The _______________ is cold except in the upper region where the ozone is located.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
The ______________ is the coldest layer.
tropsophere (the)
stratosphere (sky)
mesosphere (meets)
thermosphere (the)
exosphere (earth)
The thermosphere is very ______.
cold
hot
______________is the force exerted by atmospheric gases pushing on an object.
Ozone pressure
Cloud pressure
Air pressure
Air pressure is greatest in the _________________.
troposphere
stratsophere
Air pressure ______________ through the layers the farther away from the surface as Earth’s pull of______________ decreases.
decreases; gravity
increases; gravity
decreases; ozone
________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.
Dews
Clouds
Evaporators
The two ways water enters the atmosphere are _______&_______.
evaporation; transpiration
evaporation; transgression
condensation; transpiration
____________ is the process of plants releasing water vapor.
transpiration
evaporation
perspiration
condensation
________________ is formed when water vapor condenses directly onto surfaces such as leaves or a car overnight.
Dew
Clouds
Frost
________ is formed when water vapor changes directly from gas to ice crystals on a surface.
Dew
Clouds
Frost
________ is when precipitation falls and moves back toward sea level as surface-water flow or as groundwater flow.
flood
run-off
mud
tar
These clouds form at medium or low elevations and are spread out layer upon layer like a sheet.
cumulonimbus
stratus
cumulus
fog
Clouds that form when condensation occurs near the ground are called _____.
cumulonimbus
nimbostratus
cumulus
fog
________ ________ are huge bodies of air that form over water or land in tropical or polar regions.
air masses
cloud masses
air pressure
tropical storms
When neither a cold air mass nor a warm air mass moves at a frontal boundary, the result is a__________ _______ and it may produce long periods of ____________.
warm front; precipiation
stationary front; precipitation
cold front; precipitation
occluded front; precipitation
_______ pressure systems usually signal nice or fair weather with winds moving clockwise.
low
medium
high
none of the answers are correct
______ are a rapidly moving funnel-shaped clouds that extend down from a storm cloud.
storms
tornadoes
thunderstorms
hurricanes
Condition of Earth’s atmosphere at any specific time.
weather
air pressure
climate
rain
A tool used to measure wind speed.
barometer
wind vane
anemometer
wind sock
A two-thermometer instrument spun around a rod or pole (also referred to as a wet dry bulb); used to measure relative humidity.
thermometer
barometer
sling psychrometer
anemometer
Tool used to measure air pressure.
anemometer
barometer
thermometer
hygrometer
Used on weather maps to indicate high and low pressure systems.
isotherms
isobars
Used on a weather map to indicate temperature ranges.
isobars
isotherms
triangles
circles
The information on a ________ ________can include cloud cover, temperature, wind direction and speed, precipitation and barometric pressure.
weather station model
wind vane
weather wind sock
tornado scale
The __________ heats up and releases its heat fairly quickly, but the ___________ needs to absorb lots of solar energy to warm up.
land; water
ocean; sea
mountain; valley
trees; land
The ________________ ____________ is the process of heat from the Sun is trapped in Earth's atmosphere.
evaporation effect
greenhouse effect
water effect
Warm air near Earth’s surface rises and then cools and then drops, creating a _________________ in the atmosphere.
run-off
greenhouse effect
convection current
water cycle
Convection in the atmosphere around the earth causes _________ _________.
water cycle
global winds
north poles
south poles
The unequal heating of Earth causes ____________ ____________ (tropical, temperate, polar).
climate zones
water zones
dry zones
wet zones
Because convection cells are in place in the atmosphere and earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.
Coriolis Effect
Greenhouse Effect
Climate Effect
Atmosphere Effect
Weather systems in the United States USUALLY move across the country from __________ to ___________.
north; south
west; north
south; north
west; east
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