Elements of Weather
The weight of air pressing on everything around it.
What is air pressure
the three main climate zones on Earth
What are polar, temperate and tropical?
measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
high pressure usually means
What is good weather?
water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail
What is precipitation?
Water that falls to Earth's surface.
What is precipitation?
This climate zone has lots of rain, no typical seasons, varying temperatures and located close to the equator.
What is the tropical climate zone?
measures air temperature
What is a thermometer?
The air is dry and comfortable when the humidity is _____.
What is low?
most of the water in the water cycle come from here
What is the ocean?
the condition of the outside air or atmosphere at a particular time and place
What is weather?
Which climate zone is characterized by snow, ice, and cold all the time.
What is the polar climate zone?
measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
weather of a particular area over a long period of time
What is climate?
provides the energy for the water cycle
What is the sun?
cool air sinks, becomes warmer, and rises up
What is wind?
What is the temperate climate zone?
measures humidity
What is a hygrometer?
Latitude, terrain, elevation, close to large body of water and ocean/wind currents
What are the 5 causes of climate?
cooling of water in the atmosphere, changing gas to a liquid
What is condensation?
Water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
This separates the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
measures wind direction
What is a wind vane or wind sock?
condition of the outside air or atmosphere at a particular place and time
What is weather?
when water changes from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?