Atmosphere & Layers
Define: Source
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
Where something comes from.
Water as a gas.
Water Vapor
Define: Wind
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
The movement of air in a particular direction.
When something becomes different over time.
Change
Define: Temperature
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
An amount of air that moves as a unit.
Air Parcel
True or False: Precipitation is a term referring to the temperature of an object
False
The ability to make things move or change.
Energy
Define: Stability
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
When something stays mostly the same over time.
Define: Atmosphere
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
The mixture of gases surrounding a planet.
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.
Condensation
Define: Transfer
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
To move from one object to another or one place to another.
Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
A:Factor
B:Pattern
C:Cloud
B:Pattern
Conditions such as rain, clouds, and wind at a particular time and place.
Weather
The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth, where weather happens.
Troposphere
Define: Cloud
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
Liquid water droplets suspended in the air.
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
Evaporation
Define: Meteorology
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
The scientific study of weather.
A measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
Humidity
Define: Air Pressure
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
The force on a surface caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth.
One thing that contributes to causing an event.
Factor
Define: Forensics
(Doesn't have to be perfect)
Scientific methods used to reconstruct and understand a mystery