Vocabulary
What is the current state of the atmosphere, including temperature and precipitation?
weather
What tool is used to measure air temperature?
Thermometer
What is the long-term average of weather patterns in a specific area?
climate
What is frozen precipitation that falls in flakes?
snow
What is one factor that affects climate?
landforms, equator, ocean, elevation
What type of storm produces thunder, lightning, and heavy rain?
thunderstorm
What tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall?
rain gauge
What do we call a climate that is typically warm year-round and receives a lot of rain?
Tropical
What do we call a strong windstorm with a funnel-shaped cloud?
tornado
What is a different factor that affects climate?
What is the term for water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
precipitation
What tool is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
barometer
What do we call a dry climate region that receives little to no rainfall annually?
Desert
What happens to the temperature as the elevation increases?
gets colder
What is the climate typically like near the equator? Why?
warm, direct sunlight
What is the term for a scientist who studies weather?
meteorologist
What tool is used to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
What do we call a climate that is extremely cold, with average temperatures below freezing and covered in snow and ice
Polar or high mountain
If the weather is "usually" hot or cold, is that an example of weather or climate?
climate
What are two things that are studied to help determine the climate?
What is climate?
average weather over time
What tool has ALL of the weather tools?
weather station
What kind of climate do we have here in Nebraska?
Temperate- continental
Studying patterns and getting information from weather stations and satellites.
What is the climate that has 4 seasons?
Temperate