Atmosphere and Air Temperature
What the lower atmosphere (or troposphere) is like at any given place and time.
weather
The changing of a gas into a liquid.
condensation
A cloud at ground level.
fog
air that moves horizontally
wind
the average weather pattern of a region
climate
the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
air pressure
A comparison between how much water vapor is in the air and how much the air could hold-at a given temperature.
humidity
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
precipitation
a wind that blows from the sea toward the land
sea breeze
a boundry between air masses with different temperatures
front
the air that surrounds the earth
atmosphere
The water that is in the air.
water vapor
a type of cloud that forms in blanket like layers
stratus clouds
a wind that blows from land toward the water
land breeze
a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout
air mass
The instrument that measures air pressure.
barometer
The changing of a liquid into a gas.
evaporation
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
cumulus clouds
a line on a map connecting places with equal air pressure
isobar
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
cold front
The layer closest to Earth's surface.
troposphere
The amount of water vapor in the air.
humidity
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, feather like shape
cirrus clouds
the curving of the path of a moving object caused by Earth's rotation
Coriolis effect
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass
warm front