Vocabulary
The day to day occurrences in the atmosphere.
What is Weather?
I measure temperature
What is Thermometer?
Dry
Forms over land
What is Continental?
Looks like cotton balls. Brings fair weather
What is Cumulus?
Liquid to Water Vapor
What is Evaporation?
What is Snow ?
I measure air pressure
What is COLOR?
Warm air
Close or near the equator
What is Tropical?
Looks like feathers. Brings change in weather.
What is Cirrus?
Water Vapor to Liquid
What is Condensation?
The air layer that covers the earth
What is Atmosphere?
I measure wind speed
What is Anemometer?
moist
forms over the ocean
What is maritime?
Looks like a blanket. Brings light drizzly rain.
What is Stratus?
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail
What is Precipitation?
What is Air mass?
I measure rain
What is Rain Guage?
cold air
far away from the equator near the north pole and south pole
What is Polar?
Brings thunderstorms
What is Cumulonimbus?
Liquid flowing over land
What is Runoff?
The name of the direction that wind travels in the us
What is Prevailing Westerlies ?
I measure humidity
What is Hygrometer?
mP
What is Maritime Polar?
Looks dark and gray and it rains and snows all day long
What is Nimbostratus?
Evaporation from leaves
What is Transpiration?