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Air, Wind, Atmosphere
What Makes Weather?
Wind
Climate
Weather
100
Air is a _____________ of gases.
What is mixture?
100
When the weather is humid, the weather feels hot and sticky. On cold autumn days, the air is ___________.
What is cool and crisp?
100
Wind is caused by _________________
What is the uneven heating of Earth?
100
The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures is called a ____________.
What is front?
100
A large region of air that has the same temperature and moisture is called a ____________.
What is air mass?
200
The blanket of air surrounding the Earth is called the________?
What is atmosphere?
200
Air in motion is called ______________
What is wind?
200
Dark surfaces absorb _________ heat than light color surfaces.
What is more?
200
A ___________ occurs when a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass.
What is a warm front?
200
When air masses of different temperatures meet and do not move, a _______________ forms.
What is stationary front?
300
Earth's atmosphere has _________ different layers
What is four?
300
Cool air has ___________ air pressure than warm air.
What is higher?
300
Cool air particles are _________ together than warm air particles.
What is closer?
300
Cold fronts move ______ than warm fronts.
What is faster?
300
A cloud that forms in layers is called a _____________
What is stratus cloud?
400
The outer layer of the atmosphere has much _____ air particles than the layer closest to the Earth.
What is fewer?
400
The force of air pressing on an area is called __________.
What is air pressure?
400
Air moves from a place of ________ pressure to one of _______ pressure.
What is high and low?
400
Important features of climate are average ________, ___________, _____________, and _____________.
What is temperature, winds, humidity, and types of precipitation?
400
A wispy, feathery cloud is a __________
What is cirrus cloud?
500
The _________________ is colder than all other layers of the atmosphere.
What is mesosphere?
500
What are the four properties of air?
What is air temperature, humidity, air pressure, and wind.
500
When air pressures over a region change, it causes the ______ to change direction.
What is wind?
500
Climate is affected by: (6 things)
What is latitude, large bodies of water, mountains, altitude, winds, and El Nino?
500
A puffy cloud that appears to rise from a flat base is a ______________
What is cumulus cloud?