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What is the condition of the air called?
weather
hail
What does a meteorologist study?
weather
What are beads of frozen rain called?
sleet
What kind of effect helps the atmosphere keep the heat from escaping back into space called?
Greenhouse Effect
The sun's heat energy changes water into a gas. What is it called?
Water Vapor
What is a windstorm that is often called a twister?
tornado
What is electricity that jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to earth called?
Lightning
What is moving air called?
wind
What is the weight of air called?
air pressure
What is the sound that follows lightning called?
thunder
What does it mean to soak up?
abosorb
What is the weather conditions an area receives over time called?
Climate
The climate area that is always cold is what zone?
What are formed when molecules of water vapor begin to freeze?
Snowflakes
atmosphere
Water changing from water vapor to a liquid is called what?
Condensation
Whirling windstorms that form over a warm OCEAN?
hurricanes
Windstorms that form over hot LAND
tornadoes
What are the 3 elements that make weather?
heat, water, wind
What are the 3 most common storms in the United States?
thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes