Weather and Climate
Four elements of weather.
What is temperature, air pressure, precipitation, wind
Describe a thunderstorm.
What is lightning, thunder, strong winds or heavy rains?
Helps meteorologists predict storms.
What is radar?
What clouds are made of.
What is water vapour?
Describe a hurricane.
A whirling storm that starts over tropical oceans.
The purpose of the Beaufort Scale.
Predict storms and wind strength.
The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet.
What is the atmosphere?
A description of nimbostratus clouds.
Covers all of the sky like a gray blanket.
Tell way most heat vents are located on the floor.
Hot air rises and cool air sinks. This causes a convection current to form.
An example of a mid-level altitude cloud.
What are altocumulus, altostratus clouds?
Describe lightning.
A giant electrical bolt that appears in the sky.
Explain Latitude.
Horizontal lines on a weather map.