Weather vocabulary
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
weather is a short-term while climate is a long term
Which layer of the atmosphere is covered by water?
Hydrosphere
Which of the following gases is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect?
Carbondioxide
The amount of energy that the earth gets from the sun is
Radiation budget
The amount of energy reflected back into space
Albedo
Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
What is a typical duration for an El Niño event?
9-12months
A set of temperature, wind, pressure, and moisture conditions for a certain region that moves as a unit for a period of days is
Weather system
What type of weather is usually associated with low-pressure systems?
cloudy skies and stormy
A front where a cold front overtakes a warm front
Occluded front
On the weather map, lines that connect places that have the same temperature are called.
Isotherms
The direction that high pressure systems spin
Clockwise
The type of heat transfer from direct contact of a warm object to a cold one.
Conduction
The most abundant element in the atmosphere
Nitrogen