Vocabulary
What does atmosphere mean?
envelope of gases (air) surrounding the Earth.
The word that means the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere.
Humidity
What is precipitation?
– Water that falls from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
The word means force exerted by air.
What does temperature mean?
The amount of heat in the atmosphere.
The word means short-term conditions experienced in a region, including temperature, wind speed and direction and more.
What is weather?
What is the natural movement of air?
Wind
The word means long-term weather patterns of a region over a period of at least 30 years.
What is climate?
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level.
What is elevation?
Gases that can absorb heat coming from Earth’s surface and direct it back to Earth’s surface
What are greenhouse gases?
What are the Earth's systems?
Includes the lithosphere (Earth’s surface), atmosphere, hydrosphere (all areas of Earth that are covered with water), and biosphere
Long-term shifts in global or regional climate patterns.
What is climate change?
The word means suitable or good enough to live in.
What is habitable?
the variable that changes
the variable that never changes
The controlled or constant