Vocabulary 1
Weather Facts 1
Vocabulary 2
Weather Facts 2
Vocabulary 3
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the thin layer of air surrounding the Earth

atmosphere

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The atmosphere is made up of mostly ____ and ____.

nitrogen, oxygen 

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moving air

wind
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True or False?

The stratosphere is the layer where all plants and animals live and where all weather takes place. 

False

The troposphere is the layer where all plants and animals live and where all weather takes place. 

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tool that shows which direction the wind is blowing 

wind vane

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the layer closest to the Earth where all plants and animals live

troposphere

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True or False?

Three factors that affect air temperature include time of day or night, season, and closeness to oceans. 

True

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tool that measures temperature

thermometer

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True or False?

Warm air is less dense than cold air. 

True

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tube that collects water and shows the amount of rainfall

rain gauge

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the condition of the air at a given time

weather

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Air moves when the Sun's _________ heats the air. 

energy

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water that falls from clouds

precipitation

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Name four forms of precipitation. 

rain, snow (winter), sleet (winter), and hail (spring, summer, fall) 

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the force of air pushing down on an area

air pressure

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how hot or cold something is 

temperature

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Cold air is (more or less) dense than warm air. 

more 

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tool that measures air pressure

barometer

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As air cools, the air pressure (increases or decreases). 

decreases 

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dense means to be  . . . 

packed together 

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the measure of how much moisture is in the air

humidity 

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Name the four layers of the Earth's atmosphere from lowest to highest. 

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere 

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tool that measures how fast or slow the wind is blowing (wind speed)

anemometer 

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Moisture in the air comes from ____, _____, _____, and _____.

ocean water, bodies of water, soil, and plants 

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scientists collect weather from this 

weather station 

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