Air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground.
What is wind?
100
Forms when one air mass runs into another air mass.
What is a front?
100
Begins as a group of thunderstorms and is fueled by warm ocean water near the equator.
What is a hurricane?
100
For the most part this is determined by temperature and precipitation
What is climate?
200
The three ways that water reaches the atmosphere.
What are evaporation, transpiration, and sublimation?
200
Measure of the distance at which an object can be clearly seen.
What is visibility?
200
An area where air sinks and moves outward.
What is a high-pressure system?
200
Forms when a thunderstorm meets horizontal winds at a high altitude.
What is a tornado?
200
Affects the amount of solar energy an area receives.
What is latitude?
300
The water cycle transports these two items through Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and living things.
What are matter and energy?
300
Can be measured using a rain gauge or meter stick.
What is precipitation?
300
Can change the temperature and humidity of an area as it moves.
What is an air mass?
300
Limiting outdoor activities, paying attention to how your body feels, and drinking plenty of water will help protect yourself from these heat related illnesses.
What are heat exhaustion and heat stroke?
300
Areas on the equator can experience freezing temperatures because of this.
What is elevation?
400
This causes all water on land to flow downhill.
What is gravity?
400
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.
What is relative humidity?
400
Can pull cold air from Canada to the United States or pull warm air up to Canada from the United States.
What is a jet stream?
400
In Florida, these are often formed as a result of limestone being eroded by ground water, making a cave.
What is a sinkhole?
400
Located between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees in both hemispheres.
What are temperate climate zones?
500
Water can change from one state to another as energy is ____________ or ____________.
What is absorbed or released?
500
This along with density decrease with altitude.
What is air pressure?
500
Can warm or cool the atmosphere above, affecting the local temperatures of coastal cities.
What are ocean currents?
500
These will increase during periods of dry weather and drought.
What are wildfires?
500
Earth's atmospheric conditions at a particular time and place versus the atmospheric conditions in an area over a long period of time.
What is the difference between weather and climate?