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Elements of weather
Clouds
Climate
other
100
The average kinetic energy in the air
What is temperature?
100
Clouds are made up of ice crystals, rain molecules, and _________.
What is cloud condensation nuclei?
100
this is the boundary between air masses
What is a front?
100
One side of the mountain is dry and the other is wet
What is a rain shadow?
200
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity?
200
When two air masses meet, a _______ happens.
What is a front?
200
the coldest climate zone
What is the Polar climate zone?
200
The land features on the earth
What is topography?
300
This is used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
300
Fog that happens near land
What is radiation fog?
300
The hottest climate zone
What is the tropical climate zone?
300
the coast is cool because of __________.
What is water?
400
This is caused by uneven heating of the surface
What is wind?
400
Fog over cool water
What is advection fog?
400
This is between two climate zones
What is the temperate climate zone?
400
The currents on the surface
What are surface currents?
500
The measure of transparency in the air
What is visibility?
500
Fog over warm water
What is steam fog?
500
This is any form of water that falls from the sky
What is precipitation?
500
Fast jets of air that pull air into different places
What is a jet stream?