Unit D Chptr 1 - Weather
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| This is the this layer of air that surrounds the Earth | Atmosphere
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| These are the particles of air that press down on a surface | Air Pressure
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| Earth's atmosphere is divided into 4 layers. Which one is closest to the Earth? | Troposphere
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| This layer contains most of the atmosphere's ozone. Airplanes fly above this layer to be above bad weather. | Stratosphere
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| What are the 4 layers of the atmosphere? | Troposphere, Stratospher, Mesosphere & Thermosphere
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| How does air pressure change with height? | The air pressure gets less the higher you go. The air particles become further apart and less heavy.
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| This keeps most of the heat from the sun escaping back into space. | Greenhouse Effect
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| This is a large body of air that move over the Earth's surface and slowly changes | Air Mass
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| This is what you get when two air masses meet. | A Front
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| How does a cold front form? | It forms when a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass. It forces the warm air mass up into the atmosphere. As it is pushed upwards it cools and that is where thunderstorms are often formed.
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| You would use this to measure air pressure. | Barometer
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| This is the amount of water vapor in the air | Humidity
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| There are fourt types of clouds. Which ones are made up of ice crystals? Winds stretch them into long whispy horsetail shapes. | Cirrus
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| These clouds are puffy cotton-ball clouds and begin to form when water dropslets condense at middle altitudes | Cumulus
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| You will probably see these clouds when a cold front moves past. They are dark with a grey-white halo. If you see these, it will probably rain soon. | Cumulonibus
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| These clouds appear on a grey cloudy day. They can occur on a warm front and will sometimes bring light rain or snow showers. | Stratus
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| This is a tool to measure moisture in the air | Hygrometer
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