Vocabulary
The ability of gases to trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere
What is Greenhouse Gases
This provides the energy for the water cycle to occur because it evaporates water
What is the sun
Air moves from high pressure to low pressure
What are winds
Boundaries between 2 different air masses
What are fronts
The atmosphere layer where weather occurs
What is the troposphere
Deflection of winds due to the Earth’s rotation
What is the Coriolis effect
Examples of rain, freezing rain, snow, sleet, hail
What is precipitation
Warm winds that move toward the equator from east to west
What are the trade winds
Weather is wet and cold. Located- cold areas over oceans.
Whirling winds; produced by severe thunderstorms and low pressure systems
What are tornados
Layers of air surrounding the earth
Liquid to gas
What is evaporation
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
The teacher will be drawing an image on the board for you this question. Identify the symbol
What is a warm front
These type of clouds include rain and lightening
What is cumulonimbus clouds
Volcanic eruptions, mold, and pollen are examples of this
What are natural pollutants
Evaporation from plant leaves
What is transpiration
Air travels in many large, circular patterns
What are convection cells
A weather front where two air masses meet and neither is moving into the other, brings clouds and prolonged precipitation
What is a stationary front
A narrow belt of strong winds in the upper troposphere
What is a jet stream
A layer in the stratosphere that blocks most ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun
Water soaks into soil
What is infiltration
Consistently blow more often from one direction than from any other.
The weather that comes when low pressure is moving into a region
What is storms with strong winds
Develop from tropical depressions. They huge rotating storms that form over the ocean in warm waters; strong winds, heavy rains, flooding. Develop from tropical depressions