8th Grade Earth Science Meteorology Review 2014

The amount of moisture that is suspended in the air between the gas particles is called...?

In the Northern hemisphere what direction does the wind deflect because of the Coriolis effect?

What is the most common gas in our atmosphere?

What radiation from the sun does our ozone layer absorb?

The temperature RISES with altitude in our atmosphere in which layer?

Energy transfer where hot air or liquid rises, cools, then sinks in a cycle is called...?

What type of energy transfer happens between air in contact with the heated ground?

Which IS NOT an energy transfer that happens on Earth that drives our weather?

What type of pressure system would you link to a cloudy day?

Which IS NOT a form of radiation Earth receives from the sun?

In the horse latitudes between 30˚ and 60˚ N and S, what direction do the winds generally blow?

The ozone is located in what layer in the atmosphere?

What percent of our atmosphere is oxygen?

The layer of atmosphere closest to Earth's surface is called...?

Our weather happens in which layer of our atmosphere?

Air masses that are more dense, and have more air packed into them form what?