Weather
What is a scientist to studies the weather?
Meteorologist
What is a constant movement of air?
wind
What kind of forecasts are most accurate?
Short range
What are the four parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, water runoff
What is a severe snowstorm?
Blizzard
What is seasonal wind that brings heavy rain?
Monsoon
What is the most abundant gas in the air?
Nitrogen
Lightning is ________ that travels from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the ground?
Electricity
What is a band of wind high above the Earth?
Jetstream
Hurricanes happen most often when the ocean's temperature is ____?
Warm
What is a cyclone that develops over hot land?
Tornado
What is an instrument used to detect air pressure changes and forecast weather?
Barometer
What means a tornado has been spotted?
Tornado warning
The ________ atmosphere has the greatest density of gases?
Lower
The sun's _______ energy control controls the water cycle process?
heat
What is a weather phenomenon caused by specific conditions?
Weather event
What causes thunderstorms to move from west to east?
The jetstream
What is the rise of ocean water surrounding a hurricane?
Storm surge
What is the atmosphere's ability to keep heat from easily escaping into space?
The greenhouse effect
What was discovered during World War II?
The jetstream
What part of the atmosphere does weather happen in?
Lower atmosphere
What is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity?
Air mass
What rotates around a low pressure area?
Cyclone
What helped sailors form trading routes?
Global winds
What are bands of winds that change at certain latitudes?
Global winds