Vocab 1
Any form of water that falls from the sky
Precipitation
How does the Gulf stream affect towns along the east coast
It keeps them warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer
When water absorbs heat, this happens
evaporation
A period where there is little precipitation
drought
The weight of the air pressing down on Earth
Air pressure
The process by which a gas changes to a liquid
condensation
How do weather fronts travel across the United States
From west to east
The reason for the seasons
Earths tilt on its axis.....23.5 degrees
A strong air current found 6-9 miles up in the troposhere
Jet stream
Air is heated by.....
conduction
If this instrument were dropping rapidly, I'd take cover!
Barometer
Horizontal movement of air
Wind
Clouds made of ice crystals
Cirrus clouds
Layer of air that surrounds the Earth
Troposhere
Distance north or south of the equator
Latitude
This is the boundary between two air masses
Front
A breeze that you would feel at night at the coast
Land breeze
This is a warm water current that travels up the east coast
Gulf Stream
A breeze that you would feel during the day at the coast
Sea breeze
Air pressure travels from areas of
high pressure to low pressure
This device measure humidity in the air
Hygrometer
Plants contribute to the water cycle through a process called
Transpiration
Winds from the west that are most responsible for weather on the east coast
Prevailing westerlies
Abnormal cooling of the Pacific ocean
La Nina
Abnormal warming of the Pacific ocean
El Nino