vocab
blanket of air
atmosphere
What are 2 forms of precipitation?
Sleet and Hail
movement of water between Earths surface and air
water cycle
Very wide storms that form over ocean water are called?
Hurricanes
When bits of ice crystals form in clouds they may fall to the ground as?
snow
measures air temp
thermoniter
The greater the water vapor in the air the greater the
A.wind speed
B.air temp
C.air pressure
D.Humidity
D.Humidity
directed flow of gas or liquid
currents
What is the thinnest layer of the atmosphere?
troposphere
The atmosphere is made mostly of?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
cummulus,stratus' cirras, droplets of water
clouds
A moving cold air mass is a?
cold front
warm air pushes into cold air
warm front
List 4 tools that can be used to collect weather data.
1. thermometer
2. rain gauge
3. barometer
4. wind vane
When it is winter in the Northern hemisphere it is?
summer in the Southern hemisphere
moves quickly and creates stormy weather
cold front
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place is called?
weather
water in the gas state
water vapor
What is the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Baton Rouge
measures air pressure
barometer
Low layered clouds are called?
Stratus clouds
predict the weather conditions
forecast
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
What is the capital of Mississippi?
Jackson