What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather = conditions of the atmosphere at any given place or time (constantly changing!)
Climate = average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time
What is a force?
a push or pull exerted on an object
What is conduction and what is an example?
When heat is transferred between two objective touching.
Example: A stove and bottom of pot
What instrument measures wind speed?
anemometer
What type of cloud is white, puffy, and looks like a cotton ball?
cumulus
What type of weather do temperate zones have?
This zone experiences different seasons throughout the year based on the title of the Earth.
What is balanced force?
When 2 forces are exerting an equal amount of force, so that an object does not show motion.
What is convection and what is an example?
Example: Ocean currents & winds
What instrument measures amount of precipitation?
rain gauge
What type of cloud looks low, gray, blanket-like and appears in layers?
stratus
What is the difference between sea breeze and land breeze?
Sea breeze = wind blows from sea towards land
Land breeze = wind blows from land towards sea
What is friction?
The fore that one surface exerts on another, when two surfaced rub against each other.
What is radiation and what is an example?
The transfer of heat by waves or rays.
Example: Fire or microwave
What instrument measures air pressure?
barometer
What type of cloud is thin, wispy, and is made of ice crystals?
cirrus
What type of weather does a warm front bring?
Steady rain, nimbostratus clouds, warmer temperature follow the rain
What type of line on a graph shows an object is stopped or stationary?
A flat, horizontal line
What is a conductor and what is an example?
A material that transfer heat well
Example: copper, iron, steel
What instrument measures wind direction?
wind vane
What type of cloud looks tall, dark and anvil-shaped?
cumulonimbus
What is the unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean called?
El Nino Effect
What is inertia?
When things are moving, they keep moving, When things are not moving, they do not move.
What is an insulator and what is an example?
A material that does not transfer heat well
Example: Styrofoam, paper, wood
What instrument measures humidity?
hygrometer
What type of cloud is a stratus cloud that touches Earth's surface?
fog