Weather
The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air
What is the water cycle?
The long term weather patterns of a place.
What is the climate?
What device is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
Where does a hurricane occur?
Over warm ocean water
Measures how hot or cold the air temperature is.
What is a thermometer?
The changing of gas to a liquid as heat is removed
What is condensation?
Meteorologists take 30 years or more of data to determine this.
What is the climate of an area?
Name of the scientists who predict weather
Meteorologists
The sound given off by the explosive expansion of air heated by a light stroke.
What is thunder?
Measures changes in wind direction
Wind Vane
What is the energy source needed for the water cycle?
What is the sun?
Name the climate zones
Polar, temperate, tropical
The name of the weather measuring device that is in space
Satellite
When these storms move over land they lose strength or weaken.
What is a hurricane?
Why must weather prediciton be accurate?
To ensure that people are correctly prepared for what is to come
What is weather?
Condition of the atmosphere in one place
The two main factors that determine the climate.
What are temperature and precipitation?
What is the reason to predict the weather?
Prepare for what is to come
The weakest point of a hurricane.
What is the eye?
Measures how fast the wind is blowing.
What is a anemometer?
What is severe weather?
Weather that is dangerous to people and property
Vietnam is found in this zone.
Tropical
What do scientists use to make accurate predictions of the weather?
Weather patterns
What are the differences between a hurricane and a tornado
Hurricanes form over water, tornados are much smaller, tornados touch the ground
What are some events that can alter the climate of the world?
Volcano, el nino & el nina