Study Guide
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Atmosphere
1. What are the layers of the atmosphere in order?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
2. Which layer do we live in? Troposphere
3. Which layer do airplanes fly in? Troposphere
4. What layer is the ozone layer located in? Stratosphere
5. What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?
6. Nitrogen and Oxygen
7. Do the temperatures in the upper stratosphere rise or fall with an increase
in altitude? Increase
8. Do the temperatures in the mesosphere increase or decrease with altitude?
Decrease
9. What layer is CFC’s blamed for destroying? Ozone Layer
10. Which rays are considered harmful? Ultraviolet (UV)
11. What is air pressure? Amount of air pressing down on an area
Clouds
12. What are the three parts of the water cycle? Evaporation, Condensation,
and Precipitation
13. What are the four forms of precipitation? Rain, Sleet, Hail, and Snow
14. What are the three main cloud types? Stratus, cumulus, and cirrus
15. What are the particles that rise to form clouds? Dust, smoke, and salt
Fronts
16. What is a cold front? Cold weather moving in, fast, heavy, violent weather
17. What is a warm front? Warm temperatures and gentle rain
18. What is a stationary front? Unsettled weather that stays in one place
Weather and Maps
19. What kind of weather is associated with a High-pressure system?
Happy, Clear, Fair, clockwise
20. What kind of weather is associated with a Low-pressure system?
Lousy, Storms, precipitation, counterclockwise
21. What direction does a Low-pressure system move?
Counterclockwise
22. What direction does a High-pressure system move?
Clockwise
23. What do isobars that are close together indicate?Strong winds
24. What do isobars that are far apart indicate?Mild winds
25. What is humidity? Amount of water vapor in the air
26. What is relative humidity? A measurement of the amount of moisture in the
air at a specific temperature
27. What is dew point? The temperature at which the air is saturated and
condenses
Severe Weather
28. What are the characteristics of hurricanes? Can last for several days,
winds of 75-150mph, forms over warm water, low pressure system with a
calm eye
29. What are the characteristics of tornados? Low pressure system with
thunderheads and funnel clouds, travel in a narrow path, can last just a few
minutes
30. What are the characteristics of droughts? Dry hot, arid with, little to no
water (precipitation)
31. What are the characteristics of thunderstorms? Violent winds, lightning,
thunder, and precipitation
32. What are the characteristics of blizzards? Lots of snow, low pressure
system that can last for days, very windy with temperatures below freezing
Climate
33. What is the dentition of climate? Type of weather over a long period of
time
34. What are some effects of our climate? Ocean currents, mountains,
prevailing winds, elevation, and continentiality
35. What climate do we live in? temperate- warm and rainy
36. What are some factors that change our climate? Deforestation, acid rain,
smog, carbon dioxide/exhaust, global warming, and El Nino
Weather Measuring Tools
37. What does a thermometer measure? Temperature
38. What does a barometer measure? Air pressure
39. What does an anemometer measure? Wind Speed
40. What does a hygrometer measure? Humidity
41. What does a psychometor measure? Relative humidity
42. What does Doppler radar measure/track? Storm movement/patterns
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