atmosphere
the energy from the sun that reaches Earth is called
insolation
rain, sleet, hail, snow are all types of
precipitation
A tall cloud caused by a thunderstorm is called
thunderhead
imaginary line at the center of the Earth is called...
equator
which precipitation type forms in severe thunderstorm clouds
hail
lightning
What layer of the atmosphere is where all the weather happens
troposphere
a large region of air that has a similar temperature is called
air mass
The largest type of severe storm
hurricaine
What absorbs most of the Sun's energy
the Earth's surface
what are the two types of pressure systems
high and low
A rotating funnel shaped cloud that reaches speeds up to 500 km/hr
tornado
The amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
Clear weather happens with what type of pressure
high
Rapidly expanding air is called
thunder