Student Copy of U8D7 Weather

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

The atmosphere is made up of gaseous elements and compounds. Which of the following best characterizes this combination?

The atmosphere is made up of _______ main layers.

Most of the air and weather can be found in the

Ultraviolet light is dangerous radiation that comes from the sun to the Earth. The Ozone layer protects us from this radiation. Which layer is the ozone layer found in?

What picture is shown in the picture

Which atmospheric layer is the picture associated with?

What is in the picture shown?

The ozone layer protects the Earth from recieving too much

The ozone layer is located in the

This picture shows the Earth's surface with trees, clouds, buildings, and animals. What do the N₂ and O₂ symbols in the picture represent?

Based on the picture shown what happens in the mesopshere?

On a weather map, a large "H" means

On Weather maps "H" means high pressure which means that air is not rising but is sinking. If the air isn't rising, what type of weather is occurring?

What occurrs when a Low pressure area moves in?

Which two weather fronts usually have thunderstorms associated with them?

The front shown is a __________, It has light showers and drizzly conditions that can last several days until either the cold airmass or warm airmass becomes stronger than the other.

On a weather map, weather fronts always move in the direction of the