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Weather Symbols, Clouds and Atmosphere Review

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Troposphere - orderAtmosphere layer closest to earth
Stratosphere - orderAtmosphere layer second closest to earth
Mesosphere - orderMiddle atmosphere layer
Thermosphere - orderAtmosphere layer second closest to space
Exosphere - orderAtmosphere layer closest to space
Troposphere contentsAtmosphere layer containing all life and weather
Stratosphere contentsAtmosphere layer containing the ozone layer
Thermosphere contentsAtmosphere layer containing the ionosphere
IonosphereLayer of the atmosphere that has charged particles andreflects radio signals
Exosphere contentsAtmosphere layer where satellites fly
Cumulus cloudpuffy cloud
stratus cloudsblankety clouds
cirrus cloudswhispy clouds
cirro- prefixmeans high clouds
strato- prefixmeans low clouds
alto- prefixmeans mid-level clouds
nimbo (prefix or suffix)means dark, rain making clouds
Cumulonimbus cloudsTall, anvil-shaped cloud that makes hail and severe storms
Weather symbol - filled circleWeather symbol - completely cloudy, overcast
Weather symbol - open circleweather symbol - no clouds
weather symbol - quarter-filled circleweather symbol - scattered clouds, 1/4 clouds in sky
weather symbol - flag on wind barbweather symbol - 50 miles per hour wind
weather symbol - long stick on wind barbweather symbol - 10 miles per hour
weather symbol - half-stick on wind barbweather symbol - 5 miles per hour
weather symbol - number in the top leftweather symbol - temperature
weather symbol - number in the lower leftweather symbol - dew point
dew pointtemperature at which water vapor turns to liquid
weather symbol - number in the top rightweather symbol - air pressure


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