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Unity's Weather
Weather for Ms. Hall
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What level of the atmosphere is closest to Earth? | Toposphere |
| What gas is most prevelant in the atmosphere? | Nitrogen |
| What are Jet Streams? | Narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow into the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere |
| Water Releases and absorbs heat --------- than land does. | Slower |
| As elevation increases, temperature ------. | Decreases |
| Air masses cause changes in what? | Weather |
| What are two types of fronts? | Occluded front and stationary front |
| What is a cyclone? | An area that has a lower pressure than the surrounding areas do. |
| What instrument measures relative humidity? | A psychrometer |
| What instrument measures wind speed? | An anemometer |