Weather 1
What is the word defined as the measurement of how hot or cold something is?
temperature
what do we use to measure temperature
thermometer
Evaporation
How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun
1 year
Name the four seasons
summer, fall, winter, spring
what is the name given to any movement in the atmosphere?
wind
wind is measured by both speed and ?
direction
What is process/order of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection
what is the earths path around the sun called?
What is the name of the line that goes through the center of the earth?
axis
water falling to the ground from clouds in the atmosphere, either as a solid or liquid, is called what?
precipitation
an electrical charge being built up is called?
Lightning
where does water evaporate from?
oceans, lakes, plants, etc
how long does it take the earth to complete one full rotation?
24 hours/1 day
winter happens when the earth is titled towards or away from the sun?
titled away
In what four forms does water fall from the sky?
rain, hail, sleet, snow
what is caused by lighning?
thunder
what is recycled in the water cycle?
precipitation
which hemisphere is the united states in?
northern
is the equator or the poles the warmest place on earth?
equator
what causes thunder storms?
unstable air
what is used to measure wind?
anemometer
where does the energy required for evaporation come from?
the sun
What causes different seasons?
the tilt of the earths axis
What causes night and day?
the earths rotation on its axis