_______________ is the state of the atmosphere, including its temperature, wind speed and direction, air pressure, moisture, amount of rain or snow, and other factors.
Weather
A very small amount of rain or snow is called a ________ of precipitation
trace
A _____________ is a design, characteristic, or series of events that repeats in a predictable way.
pattern
_____________ also means influence.
Impact
________________ is water that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
Precipitation
____________ describes the weather conditions over a period of years.
Climate
_______________ also means controlled
Determined
_______________ is the height above sea level.
Elevation
A ______________ is the rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern due to differences in temperature.
convection current
_______________, or the amount of water vapor in the air, makes air feel sticky.
Humidity
Frozen precipitation that forms in layers is called _____________.
hail
A ______________ is a plan.
strategy
The downward force of the gases is called ____________
barometric pressure.
The frozen raindrops are _________________.
sleet
______________ is a measurement that tells how far a place is from the equator
Latitude
Dangerous conditions of the atmosphere, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, are known as __________________.
severe weather.
A quick and destructive change in the environment that is not caused by people is called a _______________ _______________.
natural disaster
The large-scale movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth is called ________________.
circulation