Future Cards

Question 1

What is the outmost layer of the atmosphere?

Answer 1

exosphere

Question 2

In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

Answer 2

stratosphere

Question 3

What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?

Answer 3

mesophere

Question 4

What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?

Answer 4

thermosphere

Question 5

What layer of the atmosphere can weather be found?

Answer 5

troposphere

Question 6

What layer can airplanes fly in?

Answer 6

stratosphere

Question 7

What can you find in the Exosphere?

Answer 7

Satilites

Question 8

Which layer burns up meteors?

Answer 8

The mesosphere

Question 9

Which layer is closest to the earth?

Answer 9

troposhpere

Question 10

The ionosphere is located at the bottom of which layer in the atmosphere

Answer 10

thermosphere

Question 11

Wind

Answer 11

The movement of air due to the pressure differences in the

Question 12

acid rain

Answer 12

A toxic rain that results largely from burning fossil fuels.

Question 13

Westerlies

Answer 13

High speed winds between 35 and 65 degrees in the middle latitudes, that blow from high pressure.

Question 14

Air Mass

Answer 14

A large body of air with roughly the same temperature as humidity.

Question 15

Air Quality

Answer 15

The degree to which the air is able or is clean enough for humans and the environment.

Question 16

Continental Air Mass

Answer 16

A dry air mass that forms over land.

Question 17

Weather Map

Answer 17

A map that represents the meteorological conditions over a certain amount of time and a specific geographic area.

Question 18

Coriolis Effect

Answer 18

The result of Earth’s rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents.

Question 19

Warm Font

Answer 19

When a warm air mass pushes over a cold air mass (can cause light participation)

Question 20

Anemometer

Answer 20

A tool that measures winds speed and winds pressure.

Question 21

Dew Point

Answer 21

The temperature air needs to be cooled to for water vapor to form.

Question 22

Valley Breeze

Answer 22

Winds that go up mountains during the day.

Question 23

Barometer

Answer 23

An instrument that is used to measure pressure.

Question 24

Easterlies

Answer 24

A wind blowing from the East.

Question 25

Cold Front

Answer 25

A proceeding edge of a cold mass.

Question 26

Tropical Air Mass

Answer 26

A warm air mass that forms in the tropics and has low air pressure.

Question 27

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Answer 27

An agency for environmental protection.

Question 28

Fossil Fuels

Answer 28

Decomposed plants and animals.

Question 29

Trade Winds

Answer 29

Persistent easterly movement of air masses in the tropics at between 23.4N and 23.4S