Air and Weather
The measure of how hot and how cold.
Temperature
Water in a gas state is called water_____.
vapor
What is climate?
Average weather in a place over a long time
Moving air is called________.
Wind
The measure of air pushing down on a space.
Air pressure
a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily
liquid
What two factors affect climate?
latitude, altitude, winds
Spinning columns of air are called_________.
Tornado
What do we call light wind?
breeze
Earth's water is constantly changing state is called the _____.
water cycle
A measure of how high a place is above sea level.
altitude
Hurricane form over ___________.
warm oceans
The amount of water vapor in the air is called_______.
Humidity
Name 4 type of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
Lines on the earth north and south of the equator.
latitude
Predicting the weather is called _____________.
forecast
Name the layers of the atmosphere from closest to furthest.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water
cloud
Name 4 of the earth's climates.
Polar
Tropical
Desert
Temperate
cold
drops of water from clouds
rain