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Earth's Atmosphere
Air Currents and Winds
Oceans and Air Temperatures
Severe Weather
Predicting the Weather
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The air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere?
100
the transfer of heat through a gas or liquid
What is convection?
100
The weather conditions of a place or region.
What is climate.
100
A lare region of air that has the similar temperature and humidity.
What is air mass.
100
A large tropical spinning storm with winds over 117 kilometers per hour.
What is a hurricane.
200
Contains 99% of the Earth's oxygen and is closest to Earth.
What is the troposphere?
200
The sun hits more directly here.
What is the equator.
200
An on going movement of water.
What is a current?
200
A meeting place between two air masses.
What is a front?
200
A bulge of water in the ocean.
What is a storm surge?
300
Air pressing down on a surface
What is air pressure?
300
In the summer the air temperature over the _________ is cooler than the temperature over the _________________
What is the ocean and land?
300
Keeps Earth's temperatures moderate.
What is Earth's oceans.
300
A rain storm that includes lightning and thunder.
What is a thunderstorm?
300
A scientist who studies Earth's weather.
What is a meteorologist?
400
The height above Earth's surface.
What is altitude?
400
Air moves from an area of ______________ to an area of _________________.
What is high pressure and low pressure?
400
Move heat and water around the Earth.
What are ocean currents?
400
A spark caused when electricity in a thunderhead discharges.
What is lightning?
400
To predict the weather based on careful observation.
What is a forecast.
500
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
500
Winds that blow around Earth in a given direction over long distances.
What are global winds ?
500
Water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
500
A spinning funnel cloud with winds up to 480 k an hour.
What is a tornado.
500
Shows the weather over a specific area at a specific time.
What is a weather map.