Atmosphere and Air Temperature
what the lower atmosphere (or troposphere) is like at any given place and time
What is weather?
the changing of a gas into a liquid
What is condensation?
a cloud at ground level
What is fog?
air that moves horizontally
What is wind?
the average weather pattern of a region
What is climate?
the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
What is air pressure?
a tool that measures the humidity in the air
What is a hygrometer?
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation?
a wind that blows from the sea toward the land
What is sea breeze?
a boundary between air masses with different temperatures
What is a front?
the air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere?
the water that is in the air
What is water vapor?
a type of cloud that forms in blanketlike layers
What are stratus clouds?
a wind that blows from land toward the water
What is land breeze?
a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout
What is air mass?
this instrument measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
the changing of a liquid into a gas
What is evaporation?
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
What are cumulus clouds?
this causes wind
What is the uneven heating of the Earth?
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
the source of all energy and heat on Earth
What is the sun?
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape
What are cirrus clouds?
this type of air pressure causes cool, dry, fair weather
What is high pressure?
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass
What is a warm front?