Oceans of Air
Measure this!
Don't Be Vane!
Out of this World?
Flip a Coin?
100
What is weather?
"The condition of the atmosphere/air at a given time or place."
100
Which layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?
Troposphere
100
What does a wind vane measure, and what unit did we use to measure it?
Wind direction, North, South, East, West
100
Define atmosphere.
"The layers of gas surrounding Earth."
100
True/False: Air is made of particles too small to see.
True
200
Which gas is most commonly found in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
200
What does a thermometer measure, and what unit do we use to measure it?
Temperature; degrees Celsius
200
What does a barometer measure, and what unit did we use to measure it?
Air pressure; millibars
200
Define air pressure.
The push when compressed air is pushing back
200
True/False: Air takes up space.
True!
300
Which gas is the second most commonly found gas in the atmosphere?
Oxygen
300
What does a hygrometer measure, and what unit did we use to measure it?
Humidity; %
300
Define forcast
"A prediction of what weather is going to occur"
300
True/False: Air has no mass.
False!
300
True/False: Air is in many places, but not in closed containers such as jars.
FALSE. Air is in there too.
400
What is a weather variable?
Any weather factor that can change, like temperature, humidity, air pressure, etc.
400
Define meteorology.
"The study of weather"
400
Define compressed.
When something is forced into a smaller space, taking up less volume.
400
If a syringe were closed at the top and you compressed the air particles, what would it look like? Draw another syringe and include the air particles.
Drawings better be awesome.
400
Define weather variables.
"Data that meteorologists measure"
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