Elements of Weather
Clouds and Cloud Formations
Influences of Weather
Severe Weather and Safety
Climate
100
The condition of Earths atmosphere at a certain time or place
What is Weather
100
a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air.
What is a cloud
100
a large volume of air in which temperature and moisture content are nearly the same throughout.
What is air mass
100
an intense local storm that forms strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail.
What is a thunderstorm
100
Weather conditions over along period of time
What is climate
200
Temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs
What is Dew Point
200
These types of clouds are thick and puffy on top and generally flat on the bottom
What is Cumulus
200
This forms between two air masses
What is a front
200
An electrical discharge that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area.
What is lightning
200
Angular distance in degrees north and south of the equator
What is Latitude
300
How is temperature measured
What is a thermometer
300
This type of cloud is thin and flat and their edges are not clearly defined.
What is Stratus
300
Long distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers
What is jet streams
300
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds and that is sometimes visible as a funnel-shaped cloud.
What is a tornado
300
These types of maps show the terrain of the Earth's Surface
What is Topography
400
What is in a regular thermometer
What is Mercury
400
These clouds look feathery and their ends curl
What is Cirrus
400
Does cold air rise or sink
What is sinks
400
A tropical low pressure system with winds blowing at 119 km/h or more.
What is a hurricane
400
The height of an area above sea level
What is Elevation
500
What devise is used to measure air pressure
What is Barometer
500
What are the three types of clouds based on altitude
What is low clouds, middle clouds, and high clouds
500
How old is Mr. Jones
What is 27
500
a huge mass of ocean water produced by a hurricane
What is a storm surge
500
Process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate heat back to Earth.
What is Greenhouse Effect.
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