Vocab
Temperature
Humidity
Air Pressure
Wind Speed
100
What is weather?
What the air and sky are like each day
100
What does temperature measure?
How hot or cold something is
100
What does humidity measure?
The water that is in the air
100
What does air pressure measure?
The thickness of the air
100
What does wind speed tell us?
How fast and which direction the air is moving
200
What does it mean to predict something?
To make an educated guess or an estimate
200
How can we measure temperature?
With a thermometer
200
Name one thing that is made from moisture in the air?
Any form of precipitation, cloud, dew, etc
200
True or False: There is less air the higher you go into the atmosphere.
True
200
What is one thing that wind can move?
Sailboats, waves, clouds, precipitation, etc
300
What does a forecast tell you?
Future weather
300
What are the two different units for measuring temperature?
Fahrenheit and Celsius
300
Is it possible to have 0% humidity?
NO!
300
Does air move from:
a. higher pressure to lower pressure
b. lower pressure to higher pressure
a. higher pressure to lower pressure
300
What is the word we use to describe a day with strong gusts of wind?
a. wild
b. blustery
c. brisk
Blustery
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Name the 4 forms of precipitation.
rain, snow, sleet, and hail
400
60 degrees Fahrenheit
400
Would 50% humidity be considered DRY, COMFORTABLE, or WET?
Comfortable
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Low air pressure means what kind of weather?
Storms and rain
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What is the word we use to describe a day with calm, gentle winds?
a. brisk
b. breezy
c. blustery
breezy
500
What is the atmosphere?
The layer of gases that surround a planet
500
40 degrees F
10 degrees C
500
Which part of the water cycle forms clouds?
Condensation
500
What do we use to measure air pressure?
a Barometer
500
What causes wind to blow?
Air moving from a high pressure area to a low pressure area