Vocab
Define Weather....
Definition: the state of the atmosphere at a give time and place with respect to variable such as temperature, moisture, wind, velocity, and barometric pressure
Invisible, high-energy rays from the sun that can damage unprotected eyes and skin;
Ultraviolet Rays
The Earth's axis is tilted at....
23.5 degrees
This word in Latin word which means “heap” or “pile.”
Cumulus
These angles are between 90 and 180
obtuse angles
Gases that absorb heat in the atmosphere....
Greenhouse Gase
To change from vapor or gas to liquid.
Condense
The North Star
Polaris
These clouds are thin whisps that are high in the sky...
Cirrus Clouds
An angle measuring 270...
Reflex Angle
A temperature that is a measure of how cold the air feels to human skin, taking into account the chilling effect of the wind, as well as the actual air temperature.
Windchill Factor
A layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere, extending between about 200 km and about 500 km above the surface of the Earth.
thermosphere
The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions
Meteorology
These clouds look like a grey blanket across the sky and might bring rain or snow
Stratus Clouds
The point at which two arms meet....
vertex
A substance, often a waste material such as smoke or dust,that spoils an environment.
Pollutant
The forward edge of a moving mass of warm or cool air; the place where two air masses meet.
Front
An instrument that measures wind speed
Anemometer
These clouds are LOW clouds...
Stratocumulous, Stratus, Nimbostratus
8928 x 4....
35712
The force with which air pushes against the Earth’s surface.
Gravity
The force with which air pushes against the Earth’s surface.
Air Pressure
An instrument that measures relative humidity
Hygrometer
These clouds are VERTICAL clouds
Cumulous, Nimbocumulous
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