the condition of the air
weather
windstorm often called a twister
tornado
moving air
wind
to soak up
absorb
windstorms that form over hot land
tornadoes
the weather conditions an area receives over time
climate
beads of frozen rain
sleet
someone who studies weather
meteorologist
weight of air
air pressure
the atmosphere keeping heat from the earth from escaping back into space
greenhouse effect
the sun's heat energy changes water into a gas
water vapor
electricity that jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the earth
lightning
ice that falls during some thunderstorms
hail
the climate area that is always cold
frigid
the layer of air that surrounds the earth
atmosphere
formed when molecules of water vapor begin to freeze
snowflakes
whirling windstorms that form over the warm ocean
hurricanes
thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes
Name the three main elements that make weather
heat, water, wind
water changing from water vapor to a liquid
condensation
Constitution
written agreement that ended the War of Independence
Treaty of Paris
war in which the American colonists fought for their freedom from England
War for Independence
the event in which colonists thew tea into the harbor to protest high taxes
helped form the Constitution of the United States
Founding Fathers