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Elements of weather
clouds
influences on weather
climate
vocabulary
100
condition of earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place
What is weather?
100
a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air.
What is a cloud?
100
affected by the amount of water in the air
What is weather?
100
describes the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
What is climate?
100
the force of air molecules pushing on an area
What is air pressure?
200
an instrument that measures and displays temperature
What is a thermometer?
200
the angular distance in degrees north and south of the equator
What is lattitude
200
the temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs
What is dew point?
300
the four forms of precipitation
What are rain, snow, sleet and hail?
300
the number of ways in which air can be cooled to its dew point
What is 7?
300
large volume of air in which temperatures and moisture content are nearly the same throughout
What is air mass?
300
water vapor that condenses near earth surface
What is fog?
400
the measure of the transparency of the atmosphere
What is visibility?
400
another name for dew point
What is supersaturation?
400
an air mass can change temperature and humidity as they move to this
What is a new area?
400
the warmest places on earth are along this
What is the equator?
400
a boundary that forms between two air masses
What is a front?
500
measures air pressure
What is barometer?
500
percentage of suns incoming energy that is absorbed by land
What is 50%?
500
continuous movement of water between atmosphere, land, ocean and living things
What is water cycle?
500
the surface features of an area combine to form this
What is topography
500
the currents on the surface of the ocean
What are surface currents?