Atmosphere and Air Temperature
Water Vapor and Humidity
Clouds and Percipitation
Air Pressure and Wind
Assessment Review
100

what the atmosphere is like at any given place and time

weather

100

the changing of a gas into a liquid

Condensation

100

a cloud at ground level

fog

100

air pressure is measured in what unit of measurement?

millibars

100

the average weather pattern of a region

Climate

200

the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it

air pressure

200

absolute, specific, and relative are types of ______________

humidity

200

any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground

precipitation

200

sunny, "happy" weather usually means _____ air pressure

high air pressure

200

a type of precipitation that results in large chunks of ice falling from the sky

hail

300

the air that surrounds the earth

the atmosphere

300

the water that is in the air

water vapor

300

a type of cloud that looks like a blanket over the sky

stratus clouds

300

the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

air pressure

300

which types of precipitation are solid?

sleet, snow, hail

400

the instrument that measures temperature

thermometer

400

the changing of a liquid into a gas

evaporation

400

puffy, white clouds that you can see "shapes" in

cumulus clouds

400

the instrument that measures air pressure

barometer

400

what tool is used to measure humidity?

hydrometer 

500

what air pressure brings rainy and wet weather?

low air pressure

500

the amount of water vapor in the air

humidity

500

this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape

cirrus clouds

500

the instrument that measures both wind speed and wind direction

wind sock

500

what type of clouds are associated with thunderstorms?

cumulonimbus 

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