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Weather
Precipitation
Weather Instruments
Vocabulary
Climate
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What is weather?
Weather is the condition of the Earths atmosphere at a certain time and place.
100
What are the four forms of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
100
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature
100
Define Climate
Climate describes the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
100
What two things determine climate?
Temperature and precipitation
200
Evaporation affects weather when......
Liquid water changes into water vapor
200
What measures precipitation?
A Rain gauge or meter stick.
200
What measures air pressure?
A barometer
200
What is the angular distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
Latitude
200
What are the three main types of climate zones?
Polar, temperate, and tropical
300
Weather is affected by the amount of ___________ in the air.
Water
300
What is the water cycle?
The continuous movement of the water between the atmosphere, the land, the oceans, and living things.
300
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
300
What is the measure of transparency in the atmosphere?
Visibility
300
What determines the three main climate zones?
Elevation/latitude
400
Warm air ______, and cold air _____.
Rises, sinks
400
What 4 things happen in the water cycle?
Runoff, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
400
What measures wind direction?
Weather vane
400
What are jet streams?
Long distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers.
400
What two things affect the climate of a region?
Topography and elevation
500
How does precipitation affect weather?
It affects weather by falling from the clouds onto Earth's surface
500
What is dew point?
The temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs.
500
What does a psychrometer measure?
Relative humidity
500
What is the greenhouse effect?
The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate energy as heat back to Earth
500
What are some ways people can reduce their impact on climate change?
Reducing greenhouse emissions and deforestation