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Atmosphere
Clouds &
Forecasting
Weather
Vocabulary
Storms &
Climate
Miscellaneous
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Almost all
weather occurs
here
What is the
troposphere?
Most meteorites
burn up here
What is the
mesosphere?
Temperatures in
the atmosphere
are hottest here
What is
thermosphere?
The outermost
layer; Satellites
orbit here
What is the
exosphere?
Daily Double:
Ozone layer is
found here
What is the
stratosphere?
A type of
system causing
clear skies and
fair weather.
What is high
pressure?
Whispy clouds; fairweather clouds
What are cirrus
clouds?
Type of system that
causes cloudy skies
and usually
precipitation.
What is low
pressure?
Results from a
change in pressure
to low, particles in
the air, and cooler
air holding less
water vapor.
What is cloud
formation?
Tall, anvil shaped
gray clouds; predict
thunderstorms
What are
cumulonimbus
clouds?
The state of the
atmosphere with
respect to
temperature,
humidity, and
storminess
What is
weather?
The temperature
at which
moisture
saturates the air.
What is dew
point?
Amount of
water vapor in
the air
What is
humidity?
Daily Double:
Measures
pressure
What is an
barometer?
Allowed
scientists to
communicate
their data to each
other better.
What is Morse
Code?
Caused by a
build up of static
charges in a
cloud.
What is
lightning?
A small region that
has different
weather conditions
from the
surrounding area
What is a
microclimate?
Blocks the
harmful UV rays
from Earth
What is the
ozone layer ?
The uneven
heating of the
earth’s surface
causes this.
What is the
wind?
Retain the heat
in the
atmosphere
What are
greenhouse
gases?
Displays the
data in a form
that is easily
read and
interpreted.
What is a graph?
Varies throughout
the atmosphere
layers (increases
and decreases
depending on the
layer).
What is
temperature?
Process by which
lead and tin are
used to make an
electrical
connection
What is
soldering?
Pressure does
this as altitude
increases.
What is
decreases?
The section of the
electromagnetic
spectrum used for
the AnaSonde
data transmission.
What are
radio waves?