Terms
Liquid water changing into water vapor is an example of this.
What is evaporation?
Water vapor changing into liquid water is an example of this.
What is condensation?
Rain and snow are examples of this.
What is precipitation?
Measures air temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Can use either degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius as units.
What is a thermometer?
This climate has four distinct seasons and is the one we live in.
What is a temperate climate?
This climate has two seasons, rainy and dry. The temperatures are always warm.
What is a tropical climate?
This climate is the furthest south and the temperatures are always cold.
What is a polar climate?
Measures wind direction.
What is wind vane?
Measures one form of precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
A boundary between two air masses.
What is a front?
--Daily Double--
Lines that connect points of equal pressure on a weather map.
What are isobars?
Lines that connect points of equal temperature on a weather map.
What are isotherms?
Uses millibars, hectopascals, or millimeters of mercury as units.
What is a barometer?
--Daily Double--
Uses kilometers per hour or miles per hour as units.
What is an anemometer?
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
What is weather?
A layer of gases surrounding the Earth about 160 km (100 miles) high).
What is the atmosphere?
The weather pattern of a region over many years.
What is a climate?
Measures relative humidity.
What is a hygrometer?
Measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
Convection is the flow of fluid (such as air) from one place to another because of a difference in this.
What is temperature?
--Daily Double--
This is usually indicative of calm, clear weather.
What is a high pressure system?
This is usually indicative of rainy, stormy weather.
What is a low pressure system?
A quick drop in the measurement by this instrument can mean rain or storms.
What is a barometer?
May use percentages as a unit.
What is a hygrometer?