Atmosphere & 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?
The type of weather that occurs when clouds form near the ground
What is foggy weather?
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is the precipitation?
a wind that blows from the sea toward the land
What is a 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 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?
the differences in air pressures cause this
What is wind?
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
the layer closest to Earth's surface
What is troposphere?
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?
In winter, when air pressure has been decreasing for several days, describe the type of weather that will most likely occur
What are cloudy skies and heavy snowstorms?
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass
What is a warm front?