The Atmosphere

Front

What is the ability of an air mass to resist rising?

Back

Stability

Front

List the layers of Earth's atmosphere from the surface to space.

Back

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

Front

What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air?

Back

Humidity

Front

True or False: Most weather occurs in the troposphere.

Back

True

Front

What is a measurement of how rapidly or slowly molecules move around?

Back

Temperature

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs?

Back

Troposphere

Front

What is the term for the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere?

Back

Tropopause

Front

What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture?

Back

Dew Point

Front

What is the primary gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?

Back

Nitrogen