What Influences Weather?
The currents on the surface of the ocean.
What are surface currents?
Climate can be determined by precipitation and temperature
What are the main factors of climate?
Collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air.
What is a cloud?
Continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and living things.
What is the water cycle
An instrument used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
Boundary forming between air masses
What is a front?
Cold front, Warm front, and Stationary front.
What are types of fronts?
Temperature at which rate of condensation equals rate of evaporation
What is dew point?
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
The measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.
What is visibility?
Temperature and humidity changes as they move to a new area
How do air masses affect us?
Warm currents warm land. Cold currents cool land.
How do ocean currents affect the climate?
Change of state from liquid to gas.
What is evaporation?
rain, snow, sleet, and hail
What are the types of precipitation
Horizontal movement of air
What is wind?
Force of air molecules pushing on an area. Usually measured with a barometer.
What is air pressure?
Higher the latitude, colder the temperature.
How does latitude affect climate
Radiation fog, sea fog, and steam fog
What are some types of fog?
Surfaces where droplets can condense on (Ex. dust, salt, soil, and smoke)
What is a cloud condensation nuclei?
amount of water vapor in air compared to amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation
What is relative humidity?
Large volume of air in which the temperature and moisture content
What is an air mass?
Surface features of an area
What is topography?
Water vapor that condenses near Earth's surface
What is fog?
The bright sun.
What fuels the water cycle?
Temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and visibility
What are some factors of weather