The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.
What is the water cycle?
100
The boundary where two differenct air masses meet.
What is a front?
100
Deserts in southwestern U.S. are known for having this type of climate.
What is hot, very little humidity, and very little rain?
100
This instrument measures the temperature in degrees.
What is a thermometer?
100
A person who studies the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
200
The change from a liquid to a gas.
What is evaporation?
200
The layer of gasses surrounding the Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
200
Florida is known for having this type of climate. (2)
What is hot and humid?
200
This instrument measures the direction the wind is blowing?
What is a wind vane?
200
More than 900 of these are launched twice a day to measure conditions in the atmospere?
What are weather balloons?
300
The state of the atmosphere in a certain place and time.
What is weather?
300
The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
What is wind?
300
These three factors affect temperature and precipitation.
What are latitude, elevation, and nearness to large bodies of water?
300
This instrument measures the wind speed in kilometers or miles per hour.
What is an anemometer?
300
These machines float in orbit above the Earth's atmosphere and take pictures of weather conditions.
What are weather satelites?
400
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
400
97% of the Earth's water comes from here.
What is the ocean?
400
When precipitation passes through a layer of warm air and then falls through a layer of freezing air, this is the weather you will observe.
What is sleet?
400
This instrument measures the barometric pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
Scientists who fly planes into the middle of hurricanes and release devices that measure air pressure, humidity, temperature, wind direction and speed.
What are hurricane hunters?
500
The pattern of weather over a long period of time.
What is climate?
500
The part of the water cycle when water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid.
What is condensation?
500
Your local weatherman notices that the barometric pressure is rising, he forcasts for a ____________ day.
What is clear?
500
This instrument measures the humidity in the air.
What is a hygrometer?
500
A collection of items a family puts together in advance to prepare for severe weather.