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Vocabulary
Wind
Weather
Wind Cont
Water Cycle
100

A tool used to measure wind speed

Anemometer

100
Air moving in a specific direction is called what?
Wind
100

Weather refers to the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific _______ and _______.

Weather refers to the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific TIME and PLACE.

100
Heated air is more or less dense than cooler air?
Less Dense
100


Everything in Earth's system can be placed into one of four major subsystems called "spheres." What are the 4 spheres?



"geosphere" (rocks/land), "hydrosphere" (water), "biosphere" (living things), and "atmosphere" (air).

200

A tool used to measure atmospheric pressure

what is a barometer

200
What happens to warm, expanding air?
It rises
200
All energy on Earth comes from?
The sun
200
What happens to cooler, denser air?
It sinks
200
ALL of the water on the Earth is called what?
Hydrosphere
300

the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air, usually expressed as grams per cubic meter (g/m3)

What is Absolute Humidity

300

Wind always moves from areas of _______ pressure to areas of ________ pressure.

Wind always moves from areas of HIGH pressure to areas of LOW pressure.

300
The _____________ of Earth's surface causes weather.
Uneven heating
300
Air moving from the ocean to the beach is called what?
Sea Breeze
300
The state change from liquid to gas is called:
Evaporation
400

the ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, of the actual amount of water vapor in air to the maximum amount of water vapor air can hold at the same temperature

What is Relative Humidity

400
When in a day does a land breeze occur?
At night
400
Weather is contained in what layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
400
This transfer of thermal energy by the movement of molecules from one part of a material to another is called what?
Convection
400
Clouds are formed through which process in the water cycle?
Condensation
500

The evaporation of water from the leaves of plants

What is transpiration
500
Moving air and water appears to turn to the right north of the equator and to the left south of the equator due to what effect?
Coriolis Effect
500

The weight of the air in the atmosphere

What is Atmospheric Pressure

500
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
Rotation of Earth
500
What are the 4 types of precipitation?
Rain Snow Sleet Hail