Weather Facts
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is water or moisture?
What is an air mass?
Changes in weather is caused by 2 ________ colliding.
fronts
Water changes from a liquid to a gas in this process
What is evaporation?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is condense?
Weather when there's low pressure
Cloudy with rain or snow
What type of weather is created with a cold front?
Cooler temperatures, rain or snow.
The water cycle depends on _______ to provide it energy
What is the sun?
What is humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air.
Weather with a high pressure air mass.
Clear and sunny
Describe the weather when there's a warm front
Lots of light rain
What is condensation?
This is used to measure temperature
Thermometer
Where would a cP air mass form?
Over land at high latitude (continental polar)
Describe the weather when there's a stationary front
Many days of precipitation
The way in which water returns to the earth
What is precipitation?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a barometer?
Where would an mT air front form?
Over the ocean and at a low latitude (maritime tropical)
This type of front happens when two cold air masses surround a warm air mass
Occluded front
The process of water vapor from plants returning to the air
What is transpiration?