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Weather Study Guide

Weather Study Guide. Section 1: Vocabulary. 2 points each (matching). What are all the particles of air pressing on a surface?. Air pressure. What is the layer of air that surrounds our planet?. The atmosphere. What is another name for the amount of water vapor in the air?. humidity.

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Weather Study Guide

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  1. WeatherStudy Guide

  2. Section 1: Vocabulary 2 points each (matching)

  3. What are all the particles of air pressing on a surface?

  4. Air pressure

  5. What is the layer of air that surrounds our planet?

  6. The atmosphere

  7. What is another name for the amount of water vapor in the air?

  8. humidity

  9. What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth where most weather occurs?

  10. Troposphere • Layer closes to the earth • Weather happens in this layer • Live and breathe air in this layer • Air temperature decreases as you go higher

  11. What is the 2nd closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth?

  12. Stratosphere • Airplanes travel in this layer to avoid bad weather • Contains most of the atmosphere’s ozone • Ozone protects living things from harmful rays of the sun • Temperature increase with height

  13. What is the 3rd closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth which is also the coldest layer?

  14. Mesosphere • Temperature decreases with height • Coldest layer of the atmosphere

  15. What is the hottest, outermost layer of the atmosphere?

  16. Thermosphere • Hot, outermost layer • Temperature increase quickly with height

  17. What is the way that the atmosphere traps heat to warm land and oceans called?

  18. Greenhouse Effect

  19. What are huge bodies of air called?

  20. Air Masses

  21. What do we call the place where two air masses meet?

  22. A front

  23. What are the high, wispy clouds that signal cool, fair weather?

  24. Cirrus

  25. What are the puffy clouds that often signal clear, warm days?

  26. Cumulus

  27. What are the tall, dark clouds that signal thunderstorms?

  28. Cumulonimbus • Dense cumulus cloud with a hazy outline • Usually producing heavy rain, thunderstorms, or hailstorms

  29. What are the low, grey clouds often occurring along warm fronts sometimes bringing rain or snow?

  30. Stratus • Dark gray clouds that form a low layer • Sometimes bring rain or snow showers

  31. Section 2: Science Concepts 5 points each

  32. What are the four layers of the atmosphere?

  33. The four layers of the atmosphere are: • Troposphere • Stratosphere • Mesosphere • Thermosphere

  34. What instruments do meteorologists use to forecast weather?

  35. Anemometer • Measures wind speed • The cups catch the wind, turning a dial attached to the instrument. • The dial shows the wind speed.

  36. Barometer • Measures air pressure

  37. Hygrometer • Measures the amount of humidity in the air.

  38. In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?

  39. troposphere

  40. What is the cloud type that usually brings heavy rain?

  41. cumulonimbus

  42. What does warm air do when affected by cooler air?

  43. Warm air can be characterized as forced upward by cooler air and it exerts low pressure.

  44. Describe the water cycle.

  45. The water cycle consists of four different events that constantly repeat themselves. (Be able to describe each one).

  46. CONGRATULATIONS!!You did it!!!If you did well on this study guide, you should do well on the test. 

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