Air and weather
a blanket of air that surrounds the earth
atmosphere
This tool measures temperature
thermometer
The movement of water from the earth's surface to the sky back to the earth's surface is called?
water cycle
__________ describes how hot or cold something is.
temperature
This tool measures wind direction
wind vane or wind sock
When liquid turns to gas its called
evaporation
the boundary between two air masses
front
how much water is in the air is called
humidity
this tool measures how much rain has fallen
rain guage
When gas turns into a liquid
condesation
what are the three types of fronts
cold, warm, stationary
the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the ground
troposphere
this tool measures air pressure
when water falls from the sky to the earth it is known as
precipitation
what kind of front does a blue line with triangles on it show.
cold front
What gas is the atmosphere mostly made of
nitrogen
This tool measures wind speed.
anemometer
what are the four types of precipitation
rain, sleet, hail, snow
What is the persons job title that predicts the weather
meteorologist