Describing the Weather
The Hot and Cold of It
Water in the Air
The Weight of Air
Winds are Blowing
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The word used to describe the weather when there is precipitation?
What is rainy or snowy?
100
a measure of how hot or cold something is
What is temperature?
100
Water in the gas state
What is water vapor?
100
Air pressure
What is the weight of the air at any particular on Earth?
100
Wind
What is the flow of air from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure?
200
The term used to describe when the sun is slightly covered by clouds.
What is partly cloudy?
200
High temperatures mean this outside.
What is hot?
200
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
200
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
200
A tool used to measure to wind speed
What is an anemometer?
300
A map uses these to show weather conditions in different parts of the country?
What are symbols?
300
Thermometer
What is a tool used to measure the temperature of a substance?
300
Air over the oceans has this.
What is a large amount of water vapor, or high humidity?
300
In this area, the air particles are packed close together.
What is high pressure?
300
This tells you the direction of the wind.
What is a weather vane?
400
The four main factors that produce weather
What is the temperature of the air, the weight of the air, the humidity, and how the air is moving?
400
The two measurements of temperature.
What is Celsius and Fahrenheit?
400
Water vapor comes from this.
What is evaporated water, or water that has changed from a liquid to a gas?
400
These places usually have higher air pressure.
What is cooler places?
400
A westerly wind blows in this direction.
What is from west to east?
500
This text features shows people what the weather is like around the country.
What is a weather map?
500
Water freezes at this temperature.
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius?
500
This makes fog
What is high humidity in water vapor close to the ground can change from a gas to a liquid?
500
This is how a barometer works.
What is as the air pressure changes, the needle on the barometer moves?
500
These are the two ways to describe wind.
What are speed and direction?
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