AGS ES Chapter 9 Review

What type of clouds accompany fair weather but may also mean rain or snow is on the way?

Much of the earth's surface is covered with _____________.

What type of wind is known to be strong and reliable?

Which layer of the earth's atmosphere contains ions?

What two elements make up most of the earth's atmosphere?

Prevailing westerlies usually blow from ________.

______ is droplets of water.

Any moisture that falls from the atmosphere to the earth's surface is called ________________.

What type of cloud is associated with fog?

The troposphere contains ____ of the air particles in the entire atmosphere.

Which of the following layers of the earth's atmosphere is the coldest?

What layer in the atmosphere do we live in?

_______ is freezing rain

All living things need _______________.

What type of cloud looks like thin, wispy streaks in the high sky?

When stratus clouds are located near the equator, most of the cloud if made of ___________.

According to the Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycles, humans breathe in _______ and breathe out ______

Most of the clouds you see in the sky are in the _____________.

_ forms when layers of raindrops fall through a layer of cold air and freeze into ice particles

_______ is balls of ice.

_______ forms when strong winds toss ice crystals up and down in tall cumulus clouds

Moving air is known as ________.

Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the thinnest?

What type of cloud looks like piles of cotton balls?

The equator is an area of _________.

According to the Oxygen-Carbon Dioxide Cycle, Plants take in _______ and release ___________.

What is most of the earth's atmosphere made of?

The ________ is a continuous cycle of rising warm air and falling cold air.

In which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

The layer of gases that surround the earth is called the _________________.

__________ are low, flat clouds that form in layers.

True or False: Most living things CANNOT use nitrogen gas DIRECTLY from the air.

Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the reason we are able to listen to the radio?

Clouds are made of ________________.

All of the following are three of the basic types of clouds EXCEPT:

True or False: Prevailing westerlies are not predictable as the winds in other belts.

How do animals take in nitrogen?

What type of cloud is wide and usually covers the entire sky like a blanket?

Which of the following layers of the earth's atmosphere is the smallest?

Most refer to the atmosphere as __________.

When stratus clouds are located in the middle and high latitudes, most of the cloud is made of:

The earth's atmosphere contains:

_______ is ice crystals.

What can take in nitrogen gas directly?

_______ forms when water droplets or ice crystals collide in clouds and combine.