Atmosphere/ Water Cycle
What is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth called?
What is the atmosphere?
What is an air mass?
What is a large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity?
What is the term for a violent windstorm characterized by a rotating column of air?
What is a tornado?
What is a convection current?
What is the movement of fluid caused by differences in temperature and density?
What is air pressure?
What is the force exerted by the weight of air above a surface?
Name the two main gases that make up the Earth's atmosphere.
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
What type of front forms when a cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass?
What is a cold front?
What is a hurricane?
What is a large, powerful storm that forms over warm ocean waters?
How do convection currents affect weather patterns?
What is by moving heat and moisture around the atmosphere?
How does air pressure change with altitude?
What is it decreases as altitude increases?
What role do greenhouse gases play in the atmosphere?
What is trapping heat and warming the Earth?
What is the weather like when a warm front passes?
What is typically warmer and more humid?
What type of severe weather involves falling ice pellets?
What is hail?
In the atmosphere, what do convection currents create?
What is wind?
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
What is a barometer?
In the water cycle, what is precipitation?
What is water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
What type of front can cause thunderstorms?
What is a cold front?
What is a blizzard?
What is a severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility?
How does warm air behave compared to cool air?
What is warm air rises, and cool air sinks?
What type of weather is generally associated with high air pressure?
What is clear, sunny weather?
What term describes the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?
What is evaporation?
What is the boundary between two different air masses called?
What is a front?
What safety measure should you take during a tornado warning?
What is to seek shelter in a sturdy building or basement?
What effect can convection currents have on cloud formation?
What is they can lead to the development of cumulus clouds?
How does low air pressure affect weather conditions?
What is it can lead to cloudy and rainy weather?