the flow of air in the atmosphere is...
wind
the amount of water (liquid water, hail, or snow) falls on the earth.
precipitation
the layer of gas that surrounds the earth.
atmosphere
Height above sea level is called...
Altitude
True or False.... It is impossible to breathe in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
True
What is the Equator?
the imaginary middle central line around the earth. It´s the hottest point on Earth.
the amount of water vapor in the air is called..
humidity
True or False... weather is calculated over a 30 year period.
False
the weight of the air on the earth´s surface
atmospheric pressure
What are the three climate zones?
cold zone, temperate zone, warm zone
What are these?
clouds
What is this called?
weather map
Name a country in the temperate zone.
USA, Canada, Europe, Morocco, Turkey, Russia, Argentina, Chile,ect.
How many layers are there in the atmosphere? Name them...
5. Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Statosphere, Troposhere
What is this? What does it measure?
thermometer
True or False.... It is impossible to breathe in the statosphere and troposphere.
False.
the atmospheric conditions at a specific time is...
weather
What is Latitude?
Distance from the Equator.
the amount of thermal energy is...
temperature
What is the function of the ozone layer?
absorbs the sun´s rays and protects us
Name a country in the warm zone.
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, India, Australia, most of Africa, ect.
Name a country in the cold zone.
greenland, antartica, ect.
weather conditions of 30 years is called...
climate
What layer of the atmoshere is mainly made up of the ozone?
Statosphere
What atmosphere layer does weather occur in?
Troposphere