weather
The atmospheric conditions in an area at a specific moment
what is weather?
Shows how precipitation occurs
what is the water cycle?
The unit used to measure temperature
What is degrees Celsius?
Typical weather in an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
A major cause of climate change
What is human activity?
The movement of air from high pressure to low pressure areas
what is wind?
The stage of the water cycle in which water falls to the ground as rain or snow
what is precipitation?
Instrument used to measure wind velocity
What is an anemometer?
Factors that determine how warm, cool, dry or rainy a climate is
What are latitude, altitude and proximity to water?
Layer of gases around the Earth
What is the ozone layer?
Electricity in clouds which suddenly passes to another cloud or the ground
What is lightning?
Cool and condensed very small drops of water
What is a cloud?
Can be north, south, east or west
What is wind direction?
Characterized by high temperatures and a lot of precipitation all year
What are hot climates?
Refers to the heat that is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere
What is the greenhouse effect?
The sound produced by lightning
What is thunder?
The four stages of the water cycle
what are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection?
Person who uses instruments to measure weather conditions and produce weather forecasts
What is a meteorologist?
Represents the average temperature and average rainfall each month in one place
What is a climograph?
Consequences of climate change
What are higher sea levels, extreme weather, drought and extinction?
A powerful storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean between June and November
What is a hurricane?
Place where water that falls on land and is absorbed into the ground as groundwater collects
What is an aquifer?
Changes according to the weather
What is air pressure?
Create extreme weather systems such as hurricanes and storms
what are large bodies of water?
Population that is getting smaller as a result of increasing temperatures
What are polar bears?