Vocabulary
Key Concepts
Wind
The Water Cycle
Clouds
100
The force of air molecules pushing on an area
What is AIR PRESSURE
100
As air pressure DECREASES you move ____________ in the atmosphere
What is HIGHER
100
Wind moves ___________ to the ground
What is HORIZONTALLY OR PARALLEL
100
Earth's water goes through a never ending cycle of _________, _________, and __________ .
What are EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND PRECIPIATION
100
This condenses and forms clouds
What is WATER VAPOR
200
Instrument that measures air pressure
What is a BAROMETER
200
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time or place
What is WEATHER
200
Wind moves from an area of _________ ___________ toward an area of _________ __________
What is HIGHER PRESSURE and LOWER PRESSURE
200
This is the amount of water vapor in the air
What is HUMDITY
200
These are puffy white clouds with dark bases that form at LOW ALTITUDES
What are CUMULUS CLOUDS
300
This form of precipitation becomes acidic due to pollution
What is ACID RAIN
300
Low Pressure zones near the equator
What are DOLDRUMS
300
Winds that travel in steady patterns over thousands of miles of kilometers
What are GLOBAL WINDS
300
This is the process when a LIQUID becomes a GAS
What is EVAPORATION
300
Clouds form when ________ air rises
What is WARM
400
Temperature at which a given amount of water vapor will reach saturation
What is DEW POINT
400
This is the process when a GAS becomes a LIQUID
What is CONDENSATION
400
These are high pressure zones near the equator
What are HORSE LATITUDES
400
These are bodies of water that are included in the water cycle
What are RESERVOIRS
400
Fog is a type of _____________ cloud.
What is STRATUS
500
Condition when rates of evaporation and condensation are equal
What is SATURATION
500
Rain/drizzle, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of
What is PRECIPITATION
500
Earth's rotation causes wind to curve. We call this the ___________ ____________
What is CORIOLIS EFFECT
500
This compares the amount of water vapor with temperature in our air
What is RELATIVE HUMIDITY
500
These form in cold air at high altitudes and contain ice crystals
What are CIRRUS CLOUDS
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