Weather is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place. Weather is temperature, humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind, and visibility.
What is weather?
100
Clouds are a collection of small droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air.
What are clouds?
100
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land , the oceans, and living things.
How does the water cycle affect weather?
100
Climate is temperature and precipitation.
What determines climate?
200
Temperature is how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature?
200
Precipitation from clouds changes climate. Also, 25% of the sun's energy is reflected by clouds.
How do clouds change climate?
200
Weather changes when a new air mass moves into the area.
How do air masses affect weather?
200
Climate is due to solar energy which is due to latitude.
How is the sun's energy related to Earth's climate?
300
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
300
Clouds form when water vapor turns liquid. Air must be at it's dew point and must be on a solid surface to condense.
How do clouds form?
300
When 2 air masses collide, density keeps them from mixing and a front forms between them.
Where do fronts form?
300
Topography affects wind and elevation affects temperature.
How do Earth's factors affect climate?
400
Precipitation is any form of water that falls from clouds.
What is precipitation?
400
Solar energy helps create clouds.
What is the role of solar energy in cloud formation?
400
High-pressure systems make air pressure sink and low-pressure systems make air pressure rise.
What are pressure systems and how do they interact?
400
Water causes the temperature to cool.
How do large bodies of water affect climate?
500
Air pressure is the force of molecules pushing on any area.
What is air pressure?
500
Ways air can be cooled to it's dew point is through frontal and orographic lifting.
What processes cool air enough to form clouds?
500
Each pressure system has it's own unique weather pattern.
How do different pressure systems affect us?
500
The 3 major climate zones are temperature, polar, and tropical.