Climate or Weather
Short-Term Conditions
Weather
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
Precipitation
any form of water that falls to Earth's surface
Precipitation
Thermometer
Temperature
A general term for any hydrocarbon that may be used as a fuel, including coal, oil, and natural gas:
Fossil Fuels
Atmospheric Conditions over a long period of time.
Climate
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
hail
the amount of water vapor in air.
Humidity
Wind Sock
Wind
A resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be replenished over relatively short time spans is called:
Renewable Resource
What we expect to occur in the region we live.
Climate.
A type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot
Tropical Climate
the distance at which objects can be seen with the unaided eye.
Visibility
Barometer
Air Pressure
A resource that takes millions of years to form.
Nonrenewable Resource
What occurs in the region we live.
Weather
A type of climate found in the areas around the north and south pole, where the weather is cold.
Polar Climate
Measures the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
Air Pressure
Psychrometer
Humidity
What determines where plant and animal resources are found on Earth?
Environmental Conditions
Today it will be 65°F and cloudy.
Weather.
a climate in which the yearly precipitation is less than the potential loss of water by evaporation
Dry Climate
the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
wind
Anenometer
Wind Speed and Direction
a material from which a useful mineral or minerals can be mined at a profit
Ore