the state of the atmosphere at a cetain place or time
What is weather
100
Rain falls in a hot,dry desert
Is this describing weather, climate, or both?
What is both weather and climate
100
List the stages in the water cycle
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff (collection)
100
a layer of gases, tiny particles, and water
What is atmosphere
100
Is a change from a liquid to a gaseous state
What is evaporation
200
the name of the pattern of weather over a long period of time
What is climate
200
which instruments will help a student data on wind speed and air pressure
What is anemometer and barometer
200
True or False: this is the correct order of the water cycle:
Evaporation, condensation, runoff, precipitation
What is false
200
when cold dry air from Canada moves into a warm humid air mass in the Midwest U.S., which weathern pattern will likely follow?
What is thunderstorms
200
the continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the air and back to Earth again
What is the water cycle
300
Is a boundary where two different air masses meet
What is front
300
The 3 factors that affect climate
What is latitude, elevation, nearness to large body of water
300
Give an example of precipitatoin
What is rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain
300
Air pressure is rising, what kind of weather should we expect?
What is clear skies
300
the stage of the water cycle when water vapor changes to liquid water
What is condensation
400
at a ______, the warmer air rises at a low angle
What is warm front
400
Which environment has these qualities? Describe the environment or location in the U.S.
Very hot temeratures, little humidity, little rain during the year?
What is the desert area in the southwestern U.S.
400
what is the source of most of the water that evaporates as part of the water cycle
What is salt water from oceans
400
True or False, air masses usually have the weather characteristics of the area in which they form
What is true
400
When water falls to the Earth's surface
What is precipitation
500
the force of the weight of air passing down Earth is called
What is air pressure
500
which factor makes the climate in an area milder
What is nearness to a large body of water
500
how does rainwater become part of Earth's groundwater supply
What is seeps into the soil
500
Describe the weather that could result from an air mass from the northern Atlantic Ocean
What is cold/cool air temperatures, and high humidity