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Name: ________________________________________________ Period: _____ Date: ____________
Essential Question: How do I describe the relationship between ALTITUDE, TEMPERATURE and AIR PRESSURE?
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ALTITUDE AND AIR PRESSURE
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ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND ALTITUDE
Cumulonimbus clouds belong to the
clouds with vertical growth group.
They are generally known as
thunderstorm clouds. A cumulonimbus
cloud can grow up to 10km high.
At this height, high winds will flatten
the top of the cloud out into an anvil-like shape.
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Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with cold fronts,
heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning, and tornadoes.
Instructions: Use the charts on the front page to answer the following questions.
ALTITUDE AND AIR PRESSURE
1. What is the air pressure at the altitude of
2. What is the air pressure at the altitude of
3. What is the air pressure at the altitude of
4. What is the air pressure at the altitude of
5.5 km? _______________________millibars ( mb)
7 miles? _______________________millibars ( mb)
50 km? _______________________ millibars ( mb)
18 miles? _______________________millibars ( mb)
ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE
5. What is the temperature at the altitude of 5.5 km? _______ degree Celsius _____degree Fahrenheit
6. What is the temperature at the altitude of 7 miles? ______ degree Celsius ____ degree Fahrenheit
7. What is the temperature at the altitude of 50 km? _______ degree Celsius _____degree Fahrenheit
8. What is the temperature at the altitude of 9 miles? _______ degree Celsius ____ degree Fahrenheit
LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND ALTITUDE
9. The altitude of the troposphere is from sea level to _____________ miles
10. The altitude of the stratosphere is from __________ miles to ____________miles
11. The altitude of the mesosphere is from ___________ miles to ____________ miles
12. The altitude of the thermosphere is from __________miles to ___________ miles
13. The air is composed of ________% Nitrogen, ________% Oxygen, ______% other gases
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14. _____________________ (Cumulonimbus, Stratus) clouds belong to the clouds with
_____________________(vertical, layered) growth group. They are generally known
as ___________________ (thunderstorm, fair weather) clouds. A cumulonimbus cloud can grow up
to ______________(10km, 70 km) high. At this height, high winds will flatten the top of the cloud
out into an anvil-like shape. Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with
heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning, and ________________ (tornadoes, tsunami).
15. Thinking Time! If you release a party balloon into the air, at what altitude would it pop in the
atmosphere? Why would it pop? Include the following vocabulary words in your explanation: altitude,
air pressure, temperature, atmosphere, troposphere, stratosphere. ( 50 points )
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