Air and Weather
Water cycle
Climate
Other
100

The measure of how hot and how cold.

Temperature

100

Water in a gas state is called water_____.

vapor

100

What is climate?

Average weather in a place over a long time

100

Moving air is called________.

Wind

200

The measure of air pushing down on a space.

Air pressure

200

a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily

liquid

200

What two factors affect climate?

latitude, altitude, winds

200

Spinning columns of air are called_________.

Tornado

300

What do we call light wind?

breeze

300

Earth's water is constantly changing state is called the _____.

water cycle

300

A measure of how high a place is above sea level.

altitude

300

Hurricane form over ___________.

warm oceans

400

The amount of water vapor in the air is called_______.

Humidity

400

Name 4 type of precipitation.

Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail

400

Lines on the earth north and south of the equator.

latitude

400

Predicting the weather is called _____________.

forecast

500

Name the layers of the atmosphere from closest to furthest.

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

500

a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water

cloud

500

Name 4 of the earth's climates.

Polar

Tropical

Desert

Temperate

cold

500

drops of water from clouds

rain