Space
Weather
climate
vocab
extras
100

The star closest to earth

What is the Sun?

100

A large amount of wind that starts on land and spin rapidy

What is a Tornado?

100

Long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns, often caused by human activities

What is climate change?

100

The current state of the atmosphere in a specific place.

What is weather?

100

High pressure to low pressure.

Which way does air travel?

200

The 5th planet from the sun

What is Jupiter?

200

A spinning amount of wind and water that starts in the Indian Ocean

What is a Cyclone?

200

The long-term rise in the Earth's average temperature, mainly caused by human activities and greenhouse gases. 

What is global warming?

200

The long-term pattern of weather over a large area.

What is climate?

200

Lines that connect similar air masses.

What are isobars?

300

A mixture of gases that surround Earth

What is the atmosphere?

300

The direction the front moves

In what direction is the diagram pointing?

300

When the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun causes differences in air pressure, which causes air to move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure 

How is wind made?

300

The cutting down of trees (releases CO2).

What is deforestation?

300

This front bring strong winds and heavy precipitation.

What kind of weather does an Occluded front bring?

400

The hottest planet in our solar system

What is Venus?

400

Water vapor in the air condenses into water inside clouds

How does a cloud fill up with water?

400

gases in the atmosphere that trap heat

What are greenhouse gases?

400

Good weather/ Happy weather.

What kind of weather is high pressure?

400

This front bring Cloudy weather and rain for days.

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

500

The brightest planet in the sky 

What is Venus?

500

Fast, high altitude wind currents that that move around the globe and influence weather.

What are Jet Streams?

500

A device that keeps track of weather

What is a Farmer's almanac?

500

Bad weather/ Lousy weather.

What kind of weather is low pressure?

500

This front brings severe weather.

What kind of weather does a cold front bring?