Vocabulary
Air and Weather
The Water Cycle
Tracking the weather
Climate
100
The blanket of air that surrounds the Earth is called?
The atmosphere 
100
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
weather
100
What "starts" the water cycle 
The sun
100
A boundary of between two air masses that are not moving is what type of front
Stationary Front
100
A measure of how far a place is from the equator
Latitude 
200
Describes how hot or cold something is
Temperature
200
A measure of how much moisture is in the air
humidity
200
Water in the gas state
water vapor


200
To predict weather conditions is called a 
Forecast
200
A directed flow of a gas or a liquid 
Current
300
When liquid slowly changes into a gas (part of the water cycle)
Evaporation
300
What are the 4 types of precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, hail
300
Water that falls from the sky is called
Precipitation 
300
True or False: Fronts usually cause a change in weather
True
300
What type of climate do we live in
Temperate 
400
A boundary between two air masses is called a
Front
400
Name 2 tools we can use to measure weather
hygrometer (humidity), wind vane, thermometer, barometer (air pressure), anemometer (wind speed), rain gauge
400
Clouds form when water vapor

A-Evaporates 

B-Condenses

C-Precipitates 

D-Transpires

B-Condenses 
400
Which term describes a very tall, gray funnel shape cloud?

A-Hurricane

B- Tornado

C- Cold Front

D-Thunderhead

B-Tornado 
400
Name 4 different climates we discussed in class
Polar, Temperate, Dry (desert), Tropical, Cool
500
The pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year is called
climate
500
This layer of the atmosphere is where all life exists
Troposphere
500
Is it possible for it to rain and snow at the same exact time at the same exact location? Why or why not?
No it would be too hot for it to snow and rain at the same time or it would be too cold for it to rain and snow
500
What were the 4 types of air masses in North America we discussed (and drew in our notebooks)
Warm dry air mass, warm most air mass, cold dry air mass, cold moist air mass
500
What is the difference between climate and weather
Climate is the yearly pattern of weather and weather is the daily change 
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