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Radiation... cloud names...weather instruments...high/low pressure... main layer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| produce severe weather | cumulonimbus |
| clouds you might see on a sunny day | cumulus |
| wisp clouds that are high in the sky | cirrus |
| layered clouds that cover the sky | stratus |
| four main layers of the atmosphere | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
| cloudy, rain, thunderstorms | low pressure |
| clear | high pressure |
| anemometer | wind speed |
| psychrometer | relative humidity |
| weather vane | wind direction |
| barometer | air pressure |
| thermometer | temputure |
| rain gauge | rain fall |
| * | snow |
| . | rain |
| = | fog |
| R | thunderstorms |
| , | drizzle |
| maritime tropical: forms, temp.,humidity | ocean, warm, humid |
| maritime polar: forms, temp., humidity | ocean, cold, humid |
| continental tropical | over land, warm, dry |
| Continental polar | over land, cold, dry |
| triangles | cold front |
| circles | warm front |
| renewable | a resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime EX: water, sun, air |
| nonrenewable | a resource that can be used up EX: coal, oil, fossil fuels |
| wind belt | prevailing westerlies |
| why does air have pressure | air has mass and volume |