Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Weather
general
100
imaginary line around Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
What is the equator?
100
the measure of how hot or cold an object or material is
What is temperature?
100
a climate that is very warm and wet for most of the year
What is a tropical climate?
100
instrument to measure the temperature of the air
What is a thermometer?
100
not a form of precipitation-rain, snow, dew, sleet
What is dew?
200
any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface
What is precipitation?
200
the layers of air that cover Earth's surface
What is atmosphere?
200
a climate with warm or hot summers and cool or cold winters
What is a temperate climate?
200
instrument used to measure how much precipitation has fallen
What is a rain gauge?
200
to drink, clean, bathe, cook
What is the reason people use water?
300
the current condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
What is weather?
300
the process in which water changes state ans moves between the air and Earth
What is the water cycle?
300
the distance north or south of the equator
What is latitude?
300
instrument that shows the direction from which the wind is blowing
What is a weather vane?
300
climate zone of Ohio
What is the temperate zone?
400
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
400
water in the form of invisible gas
What is water vapor?
400
a person who predicts the weather
What is a meteorologist?
400
instrument used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
the lowest layer of the atmosphere
What is where weather takes place?
500
the average weather conditions in an area over a period of time
What is climate?
500
a climate with long, cold winters and short, cool summers
What is a polar climate?
500
the change of state from a gas to a liquid
What is condensation?
500
clouds depend on these two things
What is temperature and height?
500
satellites and weather maps
What are the tools a meterologist uses to predict the weather?
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