A person scientist who studies the weather is called this.
What is a meteorologist?
100
These are the three major wind systems.
What are polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, and trade winds?
100
Water that freezes as soon as it hits the ground is this form of precipitation.
What is freezing rain?
100
These are the three main ingredients needed for cloud formation.
What are water, rising air, and dust?
100
This is the troposphere's topmost boundary.
What is the tropopause?
200
This is the basic cause of all weather.
What is the sun?
200
This type of air is heavier. (warm air or cool air)
What is cool air?
200
This is the process in which water vapor leaves the air and changes back into liquid water.
What is condensation?
200
This is a special type of cloud formed at ground level.
What is fog?
200
The tilt of the earth's axis causes these.
What are seasons?
300
This is the boundary between two air masses.
What is a front?
300
This is the weight of the atmosphere pushing down on the earth.
What is air pressure?
300
This is the lowest possible temperature at which air is able to hold all of its water vapor.
What is the dew point?
300
The clouds in this family are puffy Thunder clouds are related to this family.
What are cumulus clouds?
300
The center of the sun is called this.
What is the core?
400
The broad, flat top of a cumulonimbus cloud is called this.
What is an anvil top?
400
Collisions between warm tropical air and cold polar air give this region the most changeable weather on earth.
What are the middle latitudes?
400
This is water vapor that condenses and forms frozen water on the ground.
What is frost?
400
This cloud family means layer because the clouds are layers of low, flat clouds. They are often a sign that rain is approaching.
What are stratus clouds?
400
This is a plant family. The name of the family means "made of many parts."
What is the composite family?
500
This is the sound made by superheated, rapidly expanding air in the lightning channel.
What is thunder?
500
Air will always flow away from regions of ____________ to fill in a region of __________. (What types of pressure)
What is high pressure and low pressure?
500
This temperature of air can hold much more water vapor than cold air. Therefore, saturated air (100% humidity) at this temperature contains much more water vapor.
(By temperature, I mean either warm air or cool air.)
What is warm air?
500
This cloud family means "wisp" or "curl." The clouds in this family are found at the top of the cold troposphere, making them be formed of small ice crystals.