Vocabulary I
What is happening in the air around Earth at a certain time and place is
Weather
When we say an area is cold all year and gets lots of snow we are talking about its
Climate
A pair of weather features that is part of the water cycle
Clouds and precipitation (rain)
What usually happens at a front
weather changes
The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth is the
troposphere
The warmer the air, the higher the air
temperature
What do cumulus clouds look like and what type of weather do they bring?
white and puffy
fair weather
predictions made by meteorologists are called
forecasts
This is when liquid water changes to gas water vapor
evaporation
The change when clouds form when water vapor changes to tiny drops of liquid water
condensation
Storm that forms over the ocean and brings strong winds and heavy rain is a
hurricane
weather maps
Where two air masses of different temperatures meet is called a
front
Rain, sleet, hail, and snow are examples of
precipitation
A weather instrument used to measure how fast a breeze is blowing is
anemometer
What are 3 factors that might give a place a cold climate?
Distance from equator
elevation
landforms