Wind and Air Masses
Water Cycle
Weather Tools
Weather Vocabulary
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
100
what the conditions are like outside at any given place and time
What is weather
100
The process in water vapor cools to form clouds
What is condensation
100

a scientist who studies weather

What is a meteorologist?

100

the weight of the air pressing down on the Earth's surface

What is a air pressure?

100
the average weather pattern of a region
What is climate
200
The changing of air pressure causes...
What is wind
200
Evaporation with plants. Helps plants control their amount of water storage.
What is transpiration
200

a tool used to measure temperature

What is a thermometer?

200
a wind that blows from the sea toward the land during the day
What is sea breeze
200

Forms when two air masses meet and stop moving; brings lasting rain

What is a stationary front?

300
The type of winds that move air masses across the United States
What are prevailing westerlies
300
Hail, sleet, rain, and snow are all types of...
What is precipitation
300

a tool used to measure wind direction

What is a wind vane?

300
a wind that blows from land toward the water during the night
What is land breeze
300
A place where two air masses meet
What is a front
400
this instrument measures air pressure
What is barometer
400
The process in which water heats up and is turned into water vapor. First step of the water cycle.
What is evaporation
400

a tool used to measure the amount of rainfall

What is a rain gauge?

400

mass of cool, dry air; brings fair weather, sunny skies, light winds and stable weather

What is high pressure?

400
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front
500
This causes cold weather when it dips below the state of NC
What is the jet stream
500
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
500

a tool used to measure wind speed

What is an anemometer?

500

mass of warm, moist air; brings clouds and storms, strong winds, and changing, unstable weather

What is low pressure?

500
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass and brings in cloudy, rainy weather
What is a warm front
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