It is really hot out today
What is weather
Ice that falls from the sky, often in round shapes.
What is hail?
What are methane and CO2?
Where is the sun located at noon?
90 degree angle to Earth or directly above
A measure of the amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity?
The average amount of precipitation has increased over the past 30 years
What is climate?
A low cloud characterized by its layer-like appearance
What is a stratus cloud?
Human actions that impact climate
driving, electricity, factories, farming, fossil fuels, deforestation, and more
A fabric to keep you dry on a rainy day
What is vinyl?
Refers to the mass of something compared to its volume.
What is density?
The dessert is always very hot and dry
What is climate?
A cloud characterized by thin, wispy strands
What is a cirrus cloud?
What does the greenhouse effect do to Earth?
It warms the Earth by trapping greenhouse gases.
A fabric to wear to keep you warm on a cold day
What is wool?
A group of moving air
What is wind?
What is weather?
The 4 stages of the water cycle
What are precipitation, collection, evaporation, and condensation?
The rise in global temperature is sometimes called this
What is global warming?
The time of day where the sun's rays are most concentrated
What is 12 pm (noon)?
the jacket of gases that surrounds Earth
What is the atmosphere?
It has been +30 degrees all week
What is weather?
A cloud characterized by a flat base and a fluffy appearance
What is a cumulus cloud?
Ways we know climate change is happening
Sea level rise, extreme weather conditions, desertification, increased precipitation
What is 0 degrees Celcius?
Refers to something being taken in or soaked up by an object
What is absorption?