Measuring Weather
Air Mass and Fronts
Weather Patterns and Climates
Landforms Affect Climate
Vocabulary
100
What does a thermometer measure?
Air Temperatures
100
What are the two main kinds of fronts?
Cold front and Warm front
100
The pattern of weather an area experiences over a long time is called____.
Climate
100
As air cools,____form.
Clouds
100
What is weather?
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.
200
What do windsocks and wind vanes measure?
Wind direction
200
Where do most weather changes occur?
Along the front
200
_____is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.
Weather
200
The climates on opposite sides of a mountain range can be very different because of the___________.
Rain Shadow Effect
200
What is Climate?
The average of weather conditions over many years
300
What does a hygrometer measure?
The amount of water in the air
300
A_____front forms where a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass.
Warm
300
What causes seasonal weather patterns?
The sun
300
Water heats up and cools down more____than land does.
Slowly
300
What is a Front?
The border where two air masses meet.
400
What does a barometer measure?
Air Pressure
400
A____front forms where a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass.
Cold
400
Average temperature and precipitation are the main characteristics of_____.
Climate
400
A__________can cause one side of a mountain to have a wet climate while the other side has a dry climate.
Rain Shadow Effect
400
What is Air Mass?
A large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity throughout.
500
What does a anemometer measure?
Wind Speed
500
Do Cold fronts usually move slowly or quickly?
Quickly
500
The further, a place is from the equator, the____the climate is. (warmer or colder)
Colder
500
Land near a large body of water tends to be____in summer, ____in winter, and more humid all year than areas farther inland.
cooler, warmer
500
What does a hygrometer measure?
Humidity-the amount of water in the air.
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