Future Cards Flashcards
To learn and study weather-Josh
What is the outmost layer of the atmosphere?
exosphere
In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?
stratosphere
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
mesophere
What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
thermosphere
What layer of the atmosphere can weather be found?
troposphere
What layer can airplanes fly in?
stratosphere
What can you find in the Exosphere?
Satilites
Which layer burns up meteors?
The mesosphere
Which layer is closest to the earth?
troposhpere
The ionosphere is located at the bottom of which layer in the atmosphere
thermosphere
Wind
The movement of air due to the pressure differences in the
acid rain
A toxic rain that results largely from burning fossil fuels.
Westerlies
High speed winds between 35 and 65 degrees in the middle latitudes, that blow from high pressure.
Air Mass
A large body of air with roughly the same temperature as humidity.
Air Quality
The degree to which the air is able or is clean enough for humans and the environment.
Continental Air Mass
A dry air mass that forms over land.
Weather Map
A map that represents the meteorological conditions over a certain amount of time and a specific geographic area.
Coriolis Effect
The result of Earth’s rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents.
Warm Font
When a warm air mass pushes over a cold air mass (can cause light participation)
Anemometer
A tool that measures winds speed and winds pressure.
Dew Point
The temperature air needs to be cooled to for water vapor to form.
Valley Breeze
Winds that go up mountains during the day.
Barometer
An instrument that is used to measure pressure.
Easterlies
A wind blowing from the East.
Cold Front
A proceeding edge of a cold mass.
Tropical Air Mass
A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
An agency for environmental protection.
Fossil Fuels
Decomposed plants and animals.
Trade Winds
Persistent easterly movement of air masses in the tropics at between 23.4N and 23.4S
