Vocab
Atmosphere
Weather
Climate
Weather Tools
100
Determines wind speed
What is anemometer
100
Measures heat
What is thermometer
100
Earth's atmosphere does not
What is keep in radiation from the sun
100
The average temperatures, winds, and precipitation that an area experiences over a number of years make up its
What is climate
100
Anemometer measures
What is wind speed
200
Determines air pressure
What is barometer
200
Measures wind direction
What is weather vane
200
Weather occurs in this level of the atmosphere
What is troposhere
200
This is the difference between weather and climate
What is weather is the conditions on a particular day, climate is the type of weather expected over a long period of time
200
Barometer measures
What is air pressure
300
This determines humidity
What is hygrometer
300
The sun shines in space the same as it does on earth, but it is very cold in space. This is because...
What is the earth has an atomosphere and space does not
300
Seasons occur because of
What is earth's tilt
300
The climate here in Missouri is
What is temperate
300
Thermometer measures
What is temperature
400
Measures amount of precipitation
What is rain gauge
400
This is what the layer of gas that surrounds the earth is called
What is atmosphere
400
Air pressure changes as altitude increases by
What is decreasing
400
The climate in Arizona is
What is dry/arid
400
Weather vane measures
What is wind direction
500
Layer of gases that surround Earth
What is atmosphere
500
This gas makes up the majority of earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen
500
Wind generally blows in this direction in the United States
What is from west to east
500
The climate in Washington State
What is temperate rain forest
500
Rain gauge measures
What is amount of precipitation
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