Vocabulary
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
Weather
What type of weather might a Tropical Maritime Air mass bring?
Warm and moist air
What biome has a climate that gets very little rainfall
Desert
The source of energy for the water cycle
What is the sun
What instrument measures air pressure
barometer
An instrument used to measure Humidity
Hygrometer
What are two Greenhouse gases?
Carbon Dioxide and water vapor
What two main measurements are associated with Climate
Temperature and Precipitation
This process changes liquid to water vapor
evaporation
The type of front where cold air pushes the warm air mass up steeply and leads to thunderstorms and cooler air afterwards
cold front
Water that runs off the land to lower places
Runoff
What type of weather is associated with a Low Pressure system?
Clouds and maybe rain
What causes wind?
The uneven heating of the earth
Water droplets on the outside of a cold drink or clouds are examples of
condensation.
Air always moves form ________ pressure to ______ pressure
high to low
Front
1. It contains the air we breathe
2. It recycles our water
3. It keeps us warm enough to live here
4. It protects us from harmful radiation
What climate zone has very cold temperatures and very little plant life?
Polar or Tundra
Name 4 types of precipitation
What are rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain and hail
bottled water, flashlight and batteries, non-perishable foods, blanket, radio, cell phone
The pattern of weather over a long period of time
Climate
List 5 different properties of the atmosphere that we measure to determine the weather
temperature, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, amount of precipitation
What are 4 factors that can affect climate?
1. Elevation
2. Large Landforms (mountains)
3. Closeness to large bodies of water
4. Latitude
Draw a picture of the water cycle with the labels evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff and transpiration(bonus)
transpiration comes from leaves of plants
What type of weather can you expect with a warm front approaching?
long rainy, drizzly days followed by warmer weather.