Vocabulary
weather
condition of air
heat energy changes water into
water vapor / gas
sound of lightning
thunder
begins to form when molecules of water vapor begin to freeze or crystalize
snowflakes
three main element that make weather
heat water wind
ice that precipitates during a thunder storm
hail
wind storm called twister
tornado
to soak up
absorb
the layer of air that surrounds the earth is the
atmosphere
to give off
radiate
meteorologist study
weather
electricity that jumps form cloud to cloud or cloud to earth
lightning
weather condition in an area over time
climate
whirling windstorms that form over a warm ocean
hurricane
meteorologist's weather prediction
a forecast
beads of frozen rain are called
sleet
moving air
wind
climate of an area that is always cold
frigid
windstorms that form over hot land
tronados
The way water travels
in a cycle
the atmosphere keeping heat from the earth from escaping back into space is called ______
the green house effect
weight of air
air pressure
water changing from water vapor to a liquid
condensation
most common storms in the United States
thunderstorms hurricanes tornados snowstorms