Vocabulary
The movement of air.
What is Wind
Precipitation that falls to the surface of the Earth as water droplets.
What is rain
A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
What is a tornado
When gas turns to a liquid
What is condensation
The weight of air as it presses on objects below or within it
What is air pressure
A scientist that studies weather and weather patterns
What is a Meterologist
Precipitation that falls in the form of ice crystals.
What is snow
A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
What is a blizzard
When water turns to Vapor (or a gas)
What is evaporation
What the air is like at any given time and place
What is weather
When an area does not experience rain for a long period of time
What is drought
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
What is sleet
An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
What is flood
When water particles fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground
What is precipitation
Forms over large bodies of water and affects coastal towns the most.
What is a hurricane
Weather patterns in a certain place over a long period of time
What is climate
Small balls of ice falling from the sky.
What is hail
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
What is drought
The process of precipitation returning to the oceans and ground water
What is runoff
Measures the direction wind is blowing.
What is wind vane
A layer of air that surrounds the Earth and acts as a blanket.
What is atmosphere
Type of air pressure that usually means precipitation is coming
What is low pressure
Scale used to rank tornadoes by wind speed and damage
What is the Fujita-Pearson Scale
Formed as the air cools and water vapor condenses into droplets
What are clouds
The weight of the atmosphere pressing down onto Earth
What is air pressure