Weather
Air is a special group of
gases
The band of air around our earth is called the
atmosphere
The sun shining through the air makes our sky look
blue
black
Water is ______ in the air
always
The atmosphere keeps us from being too _____ and too _______.
hot and cold
Cool air is _______ and moves down.
heavy
Warm air is _____ and moves up.
light
When air is ______, you feel wind!
moving
A sudden strong wind
gust
drops of water from a cloud
rain
a very strong wind
gale
a gentle wind
breeze
made out of ice crystals
snow
when rain freezes before it falls
sleet
like a cloud that settles on the ground
fog
water vapor that freezes
frost
balls of ice coming to the ground
hail
water going back into the air
evaporation
water vapor turning to liquid again
condensation
water coming back to earth
precipitation
hurricanes
wind storms that begin over hot land
tornado
a blowing snowstorm
blizzard
The three things that make the weather
heat, water, and wind