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What is weather
the condition of the air
soaks up
absorb
moving air
wind
What is the atmosphere
layer of air surrounding the earth
to give off
radiate
What is thunder
the sound lightning makes
What does a meteorologist do
studies the weather
Where does a hurricane start
over the oceans
When a meteorologists predicts the weather it is called
forecasts
Where will a tornado start
over hot land
What is precipitation
any form of water falling from the clouds
What makes weather
wind, water, and heat
What is lightning
electricity that jumps from cloud to cloud or from the cloud to the earth
Sometimes during a thunderstorm what will fall from the sky
hail
How does our atmosphere act like a green house
it keeps heat from escaping to the space
Sleet is
beads of frozen rain
How does a snowflake form
when molecules of water vapor freeze
What is evaporation
when liquid water becomes water vapor
What is climate
the weather conditions for an area
Sometimes a windstorm is called a
twister
What is air pressure
how much the air weighs
What is condensation
water changing from a vapor to a liquid
Three common storms
thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes
What climate is always cold
frigid zone
We live in the temperate zone...Why
We have both warm and cold weather
Explain the water cycle
sun heats the earth's water- water evaporates- water vapor rises- cools and forms a cloud- cloud cools causing precipitation- water returns to the oceans