Atmosphere Climate Weather

 What is not one the three important properties of air circulation?

• Cold air sinks, because it is denser than warm air.

• Warm air rises.

• Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air can. 

• Cold air rises.

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Climate is determined by a variety of factors. Select those factors.

• atmospheric circulation

• solar activity

• latitude

• climate

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How many layers of the atmosphere are there?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 7

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Match the following:

• Mesosphere

• -means “middle”.

  -gasses are mixed rather than layered.

  -22 miles tall.

  -Can’t breathe in this layer.

  -Meteor showers happen here.

• Troposphere

• -Closest layer to us.

  - means “change”

  -Weather occurs here.

  -Contains the air we breathe.

• Thermosphere

• - means “outside”.

  -6,200 miles.

  -Hydrogen and helium are spread out through this layer.

  -No air to breathe.

• Stratosphere

• -Means “heat”.

  -International Space Station is found here.

  -Satellites orbit here.

• Exosphere

• -2nd layer of the atmosphere.

  -Gets warmer the further up you go in this layer.

  -The ozone layer is found here.

  Ozone means: molecules made up of three oxygen atoms.

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This refers to the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place

• Climate

• Weather

• Atmospheric Pressure

• Temperature

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Masses of small water droplets or tiny ice crystals that float in the air.

• Clouds

• Precipitation

• Perspiration

• Snow Fall

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What type of clouds:

means “curled” or “feathery”

Form highest in the sky; are made up of ice crystals; and appear as curls, tufts, or wisps.

Usually signal the end of clear weather.

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Alto

• Cumulus

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What type of clouds:

means “heaped” or “piled”

Cottony clouds with flat, usually gray bases, and puffy, bright tops.

Usually signal good weather, but if atmosphere is unstable, can build into towering clouds that produce showers and thunderstorms.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Alto

This type of cloud:

means “layer-like” or “sheet-like.”

Low-lying, dull-colored clouds that form in layers or sheets.

Usually bring drizzling rain or light-falling snow.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Alto

What refers to the  “middle range of clouds “ and used to describe clouds that lie from 6,500-18,500 ft. (1,980-5,640m).

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Alto