| A | B |
|---|
| # of layers of the atmosphere | 5 |
| Layer of the atmosphere we live in | Troposphere |
| Layer that contains the ozone layer | Stratosphere |
| The gas that makes up 78% of atmosphere | Nitrogen |
| Gas that makes up 21% of atmosphere | Oxygen |
| # of parts of the water cycle | 3 |
| # of types of precipitation | 4 |
| Process where the atmosphere traps heat | Greenhouse effect |
| How much light is reflected by a surface | Albedo |
| Air pressure does this as you go up | Decreases |
| Fit a large amount of weather info in small space | Station model |
| The faster air is moving, less pressure it has | Bernoulli's principle |
| Wind vane | Measures wind direction |
| Anemometer | Measures wind speed |
| Barometer | Measures air pressure |
| Wind pattern across most of the US | Westerlies |
| The ocean current that runs up the east coast of US | Gulf stream current |
| Acts as a barrier between cold and warm air | Jet stream |
| This occurs where you have atmosphere and spinning planet | Jet stream |
| How cold it feels outside | Wind chill effect |
| How hot it feels outside | Heat index |
| Form over land; mixing of cool and warm air | Tornadoes |
| Form over ocean water at least 80 degrees | Hurricanes |
| Name of tornado scale | Enhanced Fujita (EF) |
| Name of hurricane scale | Saffir Simpson |
