Weather
In terms of weather, the mass of air that envelops the Earth?
What is Atmosphere
This measures air temperature
What is a thermometer
This is type of storm has lightening and thunder, and may come with heavy winds and rain or hail.
What is a Thunderstorm
This is the degree of angle that the Earth spins
What is 23.5 degrees
The state of the air (atmosphere) at a specific time and place.
What is weather
Lowest atmospheric layer.
What is the Troposphere
This instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen.
What is a rain gauge
This storm is caused by freezing rain and causes ice to stick to surfaces.
What is an Ice Storm
Most of the heat energy on Earth comes from this?
The Sun creates these currents that heat the ground and warm the air. These currents are small to high speed winds.
WHat are Convection Currents
Weather is measured by 6 things, Temperature, Pressure (& circulation), Wind, Humidity, Cloudiness, and this?
What is precipitation
This instrument measures the direction of the wind.
what is a wind vane
This is a storm with heavy rain
What is a rain storm
The place that gets the most direct Sun.
What is the equator
This is the specific temperature when air cannot hold any more moisture, or at 100% relative humidity
What is the Dew Point
Climate is affected by 4 things, distance from the equator, altitude, land features and this?
Large bodies of water
This instrument measure the speed of the wind
what is an anemometer
The 8 types of storms are Hail, Ice, Rain, Snow, Thunder, Wind, Hurricanes and this?
What are Tornadoes
Places that get the least amount of direct Sun
What are the North and South Poles.
This is full of water droplets
What is a cloud
The slow heating of the Earth's surface over time caused by the Sun's rays entering the Earth's atmosphere but not all leaving due to chemicals in the air is called?
What is the Greenhouse Effect
This instrument measures the humidity in the air
what is a hygrometer
This is a huge storm with violent winds that form in large areas of water
What are Hurricanes
The force of the air, which depends on how heavy air is, is called?
What is Air Pressure
The name for the boundary between a warm and cold air mass is called?
What is a Front