Air and Wind
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Precipitation
100
The blanket of air that surrounds the Earth.
What is atmosphere?
100
This is liquid water turning into gas water vapor. It is caused by the Sun.
What is evaporation?
100
This symbol looks like an H with a circle around it.
What is high pressure?
100
This measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
100
This is any form of water particle that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the Earth.
What is precipitation?
200
This is the movement of air across the surface of the Earth.
What is wind?
200
This is gas water vapor turning into liquid water.
What is condensation?
200
This symbol looks like a cloud and a lightening bolt.
What is thunderstorm?
200
This measures the direction of the wind.
What is weather vane?
200
This is when water falls from the atmosphere in the form of a liquid.
What is rain?
300
This is the gases that make up the atmosphere.
What is air?
300
This is the water droplets that occur with condensation.
What is dew?
300
This symbol looks like a line with triangles attached to it.
What is cold front?
300
This measures the amount of precipitation.
What is rain gauge?
300
This is a kind of precipitation in the form of ice crystals.
What is snow?
400
This is the state of the atmosphere at any particular time.
What is weather?
400
This is the time at which the air is fully saturated with water and condensation occurs.
What is dew point?
400
This symbol looks like a collection of diagonal lines.
What is ice?
400
This measures the speed of the wind.
What is anemometer?
400
This is caused by sunlight hitting water droplets in the sky.
What is rainbow?
500
This is a large body of air that has a similar temperature and moisture level throughout?
What is air mass?
500
This is the name for the gas form of water.
What is water vapor?
500
This symbol looks like a line with an arrow on the end.
What is jet stream?
500
This measures the wind direction and wind speed up in the atmosphere.
What is weather balloon?
500
This is an ice crystal that creates snow.
What is snowflake?
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