Science Weather

Front 1

The size at which water droplets in clouds become too large to stay suspended is _____.

Back 1

0.2 millimeters

Front 2

____ makes conditions on earth suitable for life.

Back 2

atmosphere

Front 3

___ is the amount of mass in a given volume of air. Or mass divided by volume.

Back 3

density

Front 4

In the composition of the atmosphere- __% is carbon dioxide.

Back 4

0.0036%

Front 5

Describe cumulus clouds.

Back 5

dense, puffy, cottony looking

Front 6

The ____ is the layer of gases that surround the earth.

Back 6

atmosphere

Front 7

___ is the force pushing on an area of surface.

Back 7

presure

Front 8

In the composition of the atmosphere- ___% in nitrogen.

Back 8

78

Front 9

Temperature at which air is saturated and condensation takes place is the ____.

Back 9

dew point

Front 10

In the composition of the atmosphere- __% is oxygen.

Back 10

21

Front 11

Air presure is measured with a ____.

Back 11

barameter

Front 12

In the composition of the atmosphere- ___% is argon

Back 12

0.93%

Front 13

A Low presure system is associated with...

Back 13

rain

Front 14

Describe cumulonimbus clouds.

Back 14

tall, dark, associated with thunderstorms

Front 15

What is the coldest part of the atmosphere? How cold can it get?

Back 15

the outer mesosphere (-90 degrees Celcius)

Front 16

____- warm air mass moves into cold air mass

Back 16

warm front

Front 17

What is an example of how oxygen is important for other processes?

Back 17

burning fires

Front 18

descibe Stratus clouds.

Back 18

low-lying, gray, associated with light precipitation

Front 19

___ is the middle layer of atmosphere(50-80km)

Back 19

mesosphere

Front 20

describe cirrus clouds.

Back 20

thin, high whispy clouds, made of ice

Front 21

____ is the inner lowermost layer where weather appears. It is 0-12 km

Back 21

troposphere

Front 22

_____- air masses have stopped moving.

Back 22

stationary front

Front 23

___ is the measure of thermal energy in the atmosphere.

Back 23

temperature

Front 24

How do we get nitrogen into our bodies?

Back 24

bacteria converts the nitrogen to nitrates which plants use. We then consume the plants

Front 25

Outer space with no definite boundaries is the ___.

Back 25

Thermosphere

Front 26

___- cold air mass moves into warm air mass forcing the warm air mass up rapidly.

Back 26

cold front

Front 27

___ is the area where the o-zone is located (12-50 km)

Back 27

stratosphere

Front 28

The thermosphere is divided into two parts the ____ and the ____.

Back 28

ionosphere and the exosphere

Front 29

___ is the measure of how much of available air space is filled with water vapor.

Back 29

Relative Humidity

Front 30

___- two cold air masses merge forcing the warm between them and off the ground.

Back 30

occluded front

Front 31

temperature is measured with a _____.

Back 31

Thermometer

Front 32

High Presure is associated with ....

Back 32

1. clear weather
2. clockwise rotation
3. cool sinking air

Front 33

____ also decreases with altitude.

Back 33

density

Front 34

What are the four types of precipitation?

Back 34

rain, snow, sleet, hail

Front 35

Realative Humidity is measured with a ____ or ____.

Back 35

psychrometer, hygrometer

Front 36

Which front is difficult to predict?

Back 36

occluded front

Front 37

Air presure decreases with _____.

Back 37

altitude

Front 38

___ are boundaries between 2 different air masses

Back 38

fronts

Front 39

What are the four layers of the atmosphere?

Back 39

troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere

Front 40

____ air holds lots of water.

Back 40

warm

Front 41

___ is the amount of moisture in the air.

Back 41

humidity

Front 42

Low pressure systems move in a....

Back 42

counterclockwise rotation

Front 43

___ is the outermost atmosphere. It is about 80 km high.

Back 43

thermosphere

Front 44

Oxygen is necessary to get...

Back 44

fuel from foods we eat in process of cellular respiration