WATER CYCLE
WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
Sunlight and Weather
Sunlight and Climate
VOCABULARY
100
The process by which liquid water on Earth's surface is changed into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
100
Instrument used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
This type of energy comes from the sun.
What is light energy?
100
An area's weather over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
This is what is happening in the air around you.
What is weather?
200
The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water (clouds form)
What is condensation?
200
Instrument used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
200
This is how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature?
200
Sunlight is most direct at this place on the earth.
What is the equator?
200
Layers of gases that surround Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
300
Any form of water that falls from the sky?
What is precipitation?
300
Instrument used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen from the sky.
What is a rain gauge?
300
This type of sunlight warms the Earth the most.
What is direct sunlight?
300
Sunlight is less direct at these areas (2) of the Earth.
What is the north pole and south pole?
300
The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface.
What is the troposphere?
400
Most of the evaporated water comes from this source.
What is the ocean?
400
Instrument used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
At this time of day the sun is highest in the sky and warms the Earth the most.
What is the middle of the day?
400
This place has a cold climate.
What is Antactica or other cold place?
400
A boundary between air masses.
What is a front?
500
Rain, snow, sleet, hail are all forms of this.
What is precipitation?
500
Instrument used to measure wind direction (north, east, south, west).
What is a wind vane?
500
During this time of year, sunlight is more direct and we have warmer temperatures.
What is summer?
500
Two types of severe storms.
What are hurricanes and tornadoes?
500
The force put on Earth's surface by the weight of the air above it.
What is air pressure?
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