Water vapor
An invisible gas.
Water vapor
The repeated movement of water through the environment in different forms.
The water cycle
The state of the atmosphere, including its temperature, wind speed and direction, air pressure, moisture, amount of rain or snow, and other factors.
Weather
What describes the conditions of the atmosphere for longer periods of time, such as decades or centuries?
Climate
What is water vapor forming?
Tiny water droplets
The changing of a liquid, such as water, to a gas.
Evaporation
Scientists that study and predict weather.
Meteorologists
A measure of how far a place is from the equator.
Latitude
What speeds up evaporation?
Heat
A gas, such as water vapor
Condensation
The pushing force of the atmosphere.
Barometric pressure
The height above sea level.
Elevation
True or false: Clouds always bring storms.
False
The water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
Precipitation.
Air movement caused by differences in pressure.
Wind
What are the 3 major zones?
Tropical, temperate and polar
What can hold more water vapor than cold air?
Warm air
What is the process in which plants bring water into the air?
Transpiration
What pushes with equal force in all directions?
Air
What are the temperate zones?
Tropical and polar