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Atmosphere and Air Temperature
Water Vapor and Humidity
Clouds and Percipitation
Air Pressure and Wind
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
100
what the lower atmosphere (or troposphere) is like at any given place and time
What is weather
100
the changing of a gas into a liquid
What is condensation
100
a cloud at ground level
What is fog
100
air that moves horizontally
What is wind
100
the average weather pattern of a region
What is climate
200
when the barometer reading is low, we can expect this
What is severe storms
200
the process that creates water vapor
What is evaporation
200
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation
200
the result from the sun not being able to heat the entire earth at once, so wind is formed
What is uneven heating
200
a boundry between air masses with different temperatures
What is a front
300
the instrument used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
300
the water that is in the air (in the form of a gas)
What is water vapor
300
a type of cloud that forms in blanketlike layers
What are stratus clouds
300
the instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
300
when two air masses meet and create intense and stormy weather
What is cold front
400
this level of air pressure is associated with fair weather
What is high pressure
400
the changing of a liquid into a gas
What is evaporation
400
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
What are cumulus clouds
400
the instrument used to measure wind speed
What is anemometer
400
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front
500
the layer closest to Earth's surface
What is troposphere
500
the instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air
What is hygrometer
500
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape
What are cirrus clouds
500
DAILY DOUBLE Starting with the sun, list the steps of the water cycle in order of how they happen
Sun-> Evaporation -> Condensation/Cloud formation-> Precipitation-> Run-Off/collection-> Evaporation
500
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass
What is a warm front