Weather
What is the difference of weather and climate
weather is talking about daily/hourly
Climate is talking about yearly patterns
A wind that is heading South is called a what wind
North wind
Where on Earth does the sun hit the least
North and south pole
What do we call a type of precipitation that is ice
hail
Tsunami
The term used to describe the study of weather/climate
meteorology
When warm air rises what happens to the cold air
it falls
What time of day is the earth the hottest
Around 2pm
When all water comes together from many sources
Collection
Huge fires in forest
Wild fire
How does rain affect the weather or heat
What is the name of the process that creates wind
Convection Current
What is the term for how high from sea level one is
Elevation / Altitude
When water vapor comes together in the sky
Condensation
A giant snow and ice storm
Blizzard
Why do different locations of the earth have different temperatures
Places on earth are closer or farther from the equator which get less or more sunlight
A large mass of warm or cold air is called a what?
Front
Describe the temperature of a place throughout 24 hours that is closer to the ocean
Small differences in temperature between night and day
Water collectiong on a cold glass on a hot day, what do we call this?
Condensation
How do tornadoes happen
Cold dry air from the north, and warm moist air from the south meet
The earth is tilted so when the sun hits the northern hemisphere it is hot and the southern hemisphere gets less sunlight
Movement of air or water is called what?
Current
What two things happens to the weather when you climb a mountain
More rain and is colder
When water vapor comes out of plants
Transpiration
When people die from a disaster
Casualties