Atmosphere and Air Temperature
Water Cycle
Clouds and Percipitation
Air Pressure and Wind
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
100
two locations that have similar temperatures but different amounts of humidity and rainfall
What are deserts and swamps
100
the source of most evaporation
What is the ocean
100
precipitation passing through warm air then freeing air.
What is sleet
100
the type of weather that would be brought on by a high pressure system
What is sunny with strong wind?
100
the average weather pattern of a region
What is climate
200
the air that would be expected in a swamp near the coast of the gulf of Mexico.
What is moist, warm air
200
the constant movement of Earth's water from the surface to the atmosphere and back again
What is the water cycle
200
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation
200
this that affects both weather and climate and can cool doen even the hottest days
What is wind
200
a place that is very hot with little humidity and little rainfall
What is the desert?
300
the air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere
300
a change from liquid to a gaseous state
What is evaporation
300
the process to form sleet
What is snow fall > melts > freezes again
300
a low pressure system brings this kind of weather
What is steady rain with low temperature?
300
the sky when barometric pressure is rising
What is clear?
400
this instrument measures air pressure
What is barometer
400
the largest body of water on the earth; 75% of Earths surface
What is the ocean
400
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
What are cumulus clouds
400
a scientist of weather
Who is a meteorologist?
400
Polar, temperate and tropical
What are the climate zones?
500
the layer closest to Earth's surface
What is troposphere
500
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity or weather
500
What are the four types of precipitation that occur
What are rain, hail, sleet, and snow
500
the weather when barometric pressure is rising
What is clear
500
the boundary where two different air masses meet
What is a front
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