1. Meteorology Vocabulary Meteorology is the scientific study of the weather. Meteorology is the scientific study of the weather. A meteorologist is a person who participates in the scientific study of the weather. A meteorologist is a person who participates in the scientific study of the weather. Weather is what happens outside day to day based on the seasons and other factors. Weather is what happens outside day to day based on the seasons and other factors.

2. Climate Climate is the pattern of weather that occurs over a long period of time in a particular region. Climate is the pattern of weather that occurs over a long period of time in a particular region. –Desert or arid –Tropical –Polar –Forrest tundra –Temperate –Mountain

3. Why do we have seasons? We have seasons because the Earth rotates around the sun. We have seasons because the Earth rotates around the sun. How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around the sun? How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around the sun? –One year. What are the four seasons? What are the four seasons? –Fall –Winter –Spring –Summer

4. Layers of the Atmosphere Be able to name the five layers of the atmosphere. Be able to name the five layers of the atmosphere. Know where each layer is located in relationship to the earth. Know where each layer is located in relationship to the earth. Know one fact about each layer of the atmosphere. Know one fact about each layer of the atmosphere.

5. 0-11 miles above Earth. We live here. This is where most weather occurs. 12-31 miles above the Earth Airplanes fly here. Very dry and cold. 51-22,000 miles above the earth Very hot up here sometimes it is up to 1,100 degrees F.

6. Facts on the Troposphere We live in this layer. We live in this layer. This layers is from 0-11 miles above the Earth. This layers is from 0-11 miles above the Earth. Most weather occurs in this layer. Most weather occurs in this layer. This layer is heated by the Earth, which is why it gets colder and colder the higher you go. This layer is heated by the Earth, which is why it gets colder and colder the higher you go.

7. Stratosphere The ozone is inside the stratosphere. (it is not a layer of the atmosphere) The ozone is inside the stratosphere. (it is not a layer of the atmosphere) Commercial planes fly in this layer. Commercial planes fly in this layer.

8. Mesosphere The most difficult layer to study. The most difficult layer to study. This layer is electrically charged This layer is electrically charged

9. Thermosphere This is where satellites fly. This is where satellites fly. This is the outer most layer of the atmosphere This is the outer most layer of the atmosphere This layer has two separate parts. This layer has two separate parts. –The Ionosphere (electrically charged) –The Exosphere (touches space)

10. Your assignment: Draw a picture of the layer so of the atmosphere in your science journal. Draw a picture of the layer so of the atmosphere in your science journal. Label each layer and write two facts about each layer on your picture. Label each layer and write two facts about each layer on your picture. Then, work with a clock partner to think of a way to memorize the layers. Some examples are a rap, a song, a brain pneumonic. Then, work with a clock partner to think of a way to memorize the layers. Some examples are a rap, a song, a brain pneumonic.