Download Review for: The Atmosphere TEST Study the diagrams below. For

Review for: The Atmosphere TEST
Study the diagrams below. For your test, be prepared to interpret the stages of cyclonic development as well as data
pulled from any station model example. Please see your review sheet for further information.
Flashcard Template for The Atmosphere Test
Cumulonimbus
Cumulus
cirrus
Stratus
Maritime tropical
Continental tropical
Continent polar
Maritime polar
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
What is the correct
order of layers
Occluded front
Warm front
Stationary front
Cold front
Cold air sinks; it is
more dense
Barometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Computer models
Satellites
Doppler radar
Radiosonde
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Dew point
Condensation nuclei
Coriolis effect
Weather
Meteorology
Relative humidity
High pressure
Low pressure
High pressure
High pressure
Low pressure
Low pressure
HONORS
Thunderstorm clouds, puffy dark grey
Puffy clouds
High altitude, thin feathery clouds, fair weather
Low level “blanket” clouds
Warm and humid
Warm and dry
Cold and dry
Maritime polar Cold and humid
Air temperature in this layer can reach higher than 1000 c
The layer between the stratosphere and thermosphere
Layer within the thermosphere filled with electrically charged particles.
The layer in which most pollution occurs
The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
This layer contains all of the weather
Troposphere- Stratosphere – Mesosphere – Thermosphere, exosphere
A cold front overtakes a warm front and lifts and traps warm air above the surface
An advancing, warm air mass displaces a cold air mass and glides over the top of it
Two air masses with similar temperature and pressures meet, and neither advances into the
others territory.
A cold, dense air mass displaces a warm air mass and forces the warm air to rise steeply
When a warm and cold air mass meet’s what happens?
Measures air pressure
Measures wind speed
Measures relative humidity
Uses weather data to project upcoming weather conditions
Captures visible and infrared (heat) images of clouds
Detects precipitation at several heights above the surface
Measures temperature, pressure and humidity in the upper atmosphere
What are the 2 most common abundant gasses in the atmosphere?
The temperature at which condensation occurs
Particles of dust around which cloud droplets form
The deflection of Earth’s atmosphere due to its rotation
Current short term variations in the atmosphere
The study of Earth’s air and atmospheric events
The amount of moisture in the air at a specific temperature
Air rotates clockwise
Air rotates counterclockwise
Air is sinking through the center of circulation
Weather conditions are clear skies with little to no wind
Air flow at the surface is toward the center and then upward
Weather conditions are cloudy, windy and precipitation is likely
CFC’s (chloroflurocarbons) came from aerosols, foams, old refrigerators, or air conditioners.
Fluorine reacts with O3 to produce O2. Less incoming solar radiation is filtered in the
stratosphere. Crops are destroyed. Humans have more skin cancer and cataracts.