Weather & Climate

Air

100

moving air

What is wind?

200

warm air does this

What is rise?

300

cool air does this

What is sink?

400

The word for when the air becomes 100% full and can hold no more water molecules

Saturated

Water Cycle

100

Water vapor collects together and forms a cloud in this stage

Condensation

200

What is the water cycle name for rain

Precipitation

300

Liquid water changing to water vapor

What is evaporation?

400

**when cold air fills in below warm air as it rises. The place where they meet produces this

Wind

Parts of weather

100

The weight of the air pushing down

Air pressure

200

How hot or called the air is

Temperature

300

The amount of water in the air

Humidity

400

Rain,sleet, hail or snow

Precipitation

Instruments

100

measures temperature

What is thermometer?

200

A barometer measures the air pressure. T or F

True

300

An instrument that measures the amount of rain is

a. rain barrel  b. rain gauge  c. thermometer

b. rain gauge

400

Anemometer measure this 

Wind speed

Misc

100

the weather averaged over a long period of time

What is climate?

200

The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

What is weather?

300

a person who studies weather

What is a meteorologist?

400

A type of storm that has high winds and rain 

Hurricane