
Which report describes a set of weather measurements made on Earth’s surface.
Doppler radar
Isobars
upper-air report
surface report
Which report describes a wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above Earth’s surface?
Which radar is a specialized type of radar that can detect precipitation as well as the movement of small particles, which can be used to approximate wind speed?
Radar measures precipitation using radio waves that bounce off raindrops and snowflakes.
The station Model diagram displays data on one weather measurement for a particular location.
Isobars are lines that connect all places on a map where pressure has different values.
Computer models are used in modern weather forecasts to predict what temperatures and winds might occur, when and where it will rain and snow, and what types of clouds will form.
Government meteorological officers also use computers and the Internet to exchange weather measurements continuously throughout the day.
Weather stations collect temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, and direction. Cloud amounts and visibility are often measured by human observers.
An upper-air report describes a set of weather measurements made on Earth’s surface.
Earth's atmosphere has only one layer, and this is what makes earth unique.
True
False
What is the name of the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s surface?
stratosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
The temperature of the troposphere decreases as you move away from Earth.
True
False
Which earth's atmosphere layer is above the troposphere?
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
Which earth's atmosphere layer has a high concentration of ozone?
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
The presence of the ozone layer causes the stratospheric temperatures to decrease with altitude.
True
False
Ozone has three oxygen atoms and absorbs the Sun’s ultraviolet rays more effectively than oxygen.
True
False
Ozone protects Earth from ultraviolet rays that can kill plants, animals, and other organisms and cause skin cancer in humans.
True
False
Which earth's atmosphere layers is the farthest from Earth’s surface where pressure and density are so low that individual gas molecules rarely strike one another?
exosphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
In the stratosphere, temperature decreases as altitude increases because of the high ozone concentration.
True
False