Vocabulary
Definition: The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. What is the word?
Weather.
What does a barometer do?
Measures air pressure.
What is rain that freezes before it hits the ground?
Sleet.
The latitude (where a place is in relation to the equator) of a region has the greatest affect on what?
Climate zones.
What is the rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern due to differences in temperature called?
Convection currents.
What is the amount of water in the air called?
Humidity.
If the arrow on a wind vane is pointing to the SW, what direction is the wind coming from?
NE.
Which land features affect weather?
Mountains, swamps, and deserts.
What do we call the climate zone closest to the equator?
Tropical.
What type of weather event would cause your family to evacuate?
Hurricanes.
The downward force of air that affects weather.
Air pressure.
What does an anemometer do?
Measures wind speed.
Name the forms of precipitation.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain.
What is the name of the climate zone that is very cold with very little precipitation?
Polar.
If a city has a low pressure system and a temperature of -6 degrees Celsius, what would be the weather?
snowy.
Parallel lines on a map that shows how far away from the equator a place is?
Latitude.
What does a hygrometer do?
Measures the amount of water vapor (or humidity) in the air.
If a city has low barometric pressure and a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, what would be the weather?
rain.
If a place has cold winters and warm summers, they are most likely in what climate zone?
Temperate.
At what latitude would you expect to find the coldest air temperatures?
90.
The height above sea level
Elevation
What is the name of the tool that measures precipitation?
Rain gauge.
Describe the difference between weather and climate.
Weather is short term. Climate is overall long term patterns.
If a place has hot summers and warm winters, what climate zone are they in?
Mild.
A persistent pattern of winds that blow near the equator
Trade winds.