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mylee chapterD1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The layer of air that surrounds Earth is the ? | atmosphere |
| The Earth's atmosphere is divided into 4 layers. The layer closest to Earth is the ? | troposphere |
| The layer above the troposphere is the ? | Stratosphere |
| The layer of the atmosphere that contains most of the ozone is the? | stratosphere |
| The warming of the Earth caused by the atmosphere trapping thermal energy from the sun is called the ? | green house effect |
| A huge body of air is a (n) ? | air mass |
| The border where 2 air masses meet is called a ? | front |
| Wispy high-altitude ice crystal clouds are ? | cirrus clous |
| Puffy cotton-ball clouds are / | cumulus |
| Dark, gray-white train clouds are ? | cumulonimbus |
| Dark gray clouds that bring rain and snow are ? | stratus |
| The instrument used to measure air pressure is a ? | barometer |
| The amount of water vapor in the air is the ? | humidity |
| A tool to measure moisture in the air is the? | hygrometer |