Climate or Weather
Vocabulary
Elements of Weather
Elements-Tools
Natural Resources
100

Short-Term Conditions

Weather

100

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

Precipitation

100

any form of water that falls to Earth's surface

Precipitation

100

Thermometer

Temperature

100

A general term for any hydrocarbon that may be used as a fuel, including coal, oil, and natural gas:

Fossil Fuels 

200

Atmospheric Conditions over a long period of time. 

Climate

200

precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

hail

200

the amount of water vapor in air.

Humidity

200

Wind Sock

Wind

200

A resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be replenished over relatively short time spans is called:

Renewable Resource

300

What we expect to occur in the region we live.

Climate.

300

A type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot

Tropical Climate

300

the distance at which objects can be seen with the unaided eye.

Visibility

300

Barometer 

Air Pressure

300

A resource that takes millions of years to form.

Nonrenewable Resource

400

What occurs in the region we live.

Weather

400

A type of climate found in the areas around the north and south pole, where the weather is cold.

Polar Climate

400

Measures the force with which air molecules push on a surface. 

Air Pressure

400

Psychrometer

Humidity

400

What determines where plant and animal resources are found on Earth?

Environmental Conditions

500

Today it will be 65°F and cloudy.

Weather.

500

a climate in which the yearly precipitation is less than the potential loss of water by evaporation

Dry Climate

500

the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

wind

500

Anenometer

Wind Speed and Direction

500

a material from which a useful mineral or minerals can be mined at a profit

Ore