Weather
Types include rain, sleet, snow, hail
Precipitation
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Weather
the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.
potential energy
in physics, measure of energy transfer that occurs when an object is moved over a distance by an external force at least part of which is applied in the direction of the displacement.
work
What are the top and bottom of a wave called?
Crest / Trough
The predicted weather often shared on the news
Forecast
natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
wind
the process of giving off energy in the form of waves (electromagnetic) or particles
Radiation
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's 3rd law
two types of mechanical waves and which direction they go.
Transverse - up and down (perpendicular)
Longitudinal - side to side (parallel)
The change in weather over a long period of time
Climate
a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, usually cold or warm, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena outside the tropics.
Front or Weather Front
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Newton's 1st law (inertia)
energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.
kinetic energy
Name 3 ways that a light wave can change direction
Reflection, refraction, diffraction
The location where weather happens throughout our planet.
Atmosphere
the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.
meteorology
the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
conduction
Which law states: The change of momentum of a body is proportional to the impulse impressed on the body, and happens along the straight line on which that impulse is impressed. (F=ma)
Newton's 2nd law of motion
light waves in which the vibrations occur in a single plane. Often seen in cameras and sunglasses
polarization / polarized light
The level of water vapor/ moisture in the air.
Humidity
Tracking system using the Doppler effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc
Radar / satellites
the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
Convection
a principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be altered from one form to another.
conservation of energy
These are the points that undergo the maximum displacement during each vibrational cycle of the standing wave.
Node and antinode