Earth Science Chapter 11- The Atmosphere

Heat moves from a cool place to a warm place.

Which gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?

In which layer of the atmosphere are radio waves reflected back to Earth?

What term describes the total moisture in an air mass?

In which layer of the Earth's atmosphere does weather occur?

What is the name for a true rain cloud?

When fog is being formed, how is the ground cooling?

Where does the base of a cloud form?

What is the temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur?

Warm air weighs less than cool air.

What is created when there is an imbalance between cold, dense air and warmer, less dense air?

A wind moving to the northeast comes from what direction?

Which is not a way that the sun's energy is transfered to Earth and throughout the atmosphere?

What is the term for measuring the transfer of energy?

What type of cloud forms in a low, uniform sheet of a dull gray color?

Cool air has greater pressure than warm air.

In which layer of the atmosphere will you find the most ozone?

What does an anemometer measure?

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?

What is the term used when measuring the speed that molecules are moving?

Which type of cloud forms high in the atmosphere and is made of tiny ice crystals?

Which is not a scale used to measure temperature?

What is the name for puffy clouds formed by rising air currents?

What is the term used for colder air trapped under warmer air so that it can't rise?

What is the term for warm air rising and cool air sinking?