Vocabulary
Weather tools
Water Cycle
Factors of Weather
Surprise me!
100
I am a term for something that means "average weather conditions of an area of long periods of time. I rarely change"
What is climate
100
What is a thermometer is used to measure?
What is temperature.
100
When a gas switches to a liquid and falls to the ground.
What is precipitation
100
I am a term that means the movement of air.
What is wind.
100
I am a storm that mainly effects the Midwest. I have strong gusts of winds in a funnel shaped cloud. I am capable of ripping apart houses and flipping over cars.
What is a tornado
200
What is "a large body of air that has the same temperature, air pressure, and moisture throughout"?
What is an air mass.
200
A weather vane is used to measure what?
What is wind direction?
200
I occur when a liquid changes to a gas and rises into the sky. You can see me occur on lakes, ponds, rivers, and any other form of water outside.
What is evaporation.
200
I am a factor of weather that has to do with how hot or cold it is outside.
What is temperature
200
Cumulonimbus clouds are fluffy and grey. If you saw them in the sky, what would you assume was going to happen shortly?
What is rain.
300
I am a term for conditions of the atmosphere during certain places in time. I change constantly.
What is weather.
300
This tool is used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer.
300
I occur when a gas changes to a liquid. I occur on the side of your drinking glass.
What is condensation.
300
I am a term that means it is wet and sticky outside. I am the amount of water that is in the air.
What is humidity
300
What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
What is troposphere
400
When 2 air masses meet, they form a _______.
What is a front.
400
I am used to measure precipitation in a given area.
What is a rain gauge.
400
I am a form of precipitation that can only occur when it is 32 degrees or lower on the Earth.
What are snow.
400
I am the weight of air as it presses down on the earth.
What is air pressure.
400
I am the climate zone that contains many special rainforests. I am hot and rainy most of the time.
What is tropical climate zone.
500
I am a term from trapped heat from the sun by the Earth's atmosphere.
What is greenhouse gases.
500
I have little metal cups that are used to catch the air and messure it's speed. What am I?
What is an anemometer.
500
When water vapor condenses into water droplets and rises to the sky during evaporation _________are formed
What are clouds
500
In this climate zone, the Arctic and Antarctic region are found.
What is the polar climate zone.
500
Cool breezes move toward the land and warm air above the land moves toward the ocean during the_______. (remember sea breeze)
What is the day.