Vocabulary
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
When water vapor condenses or changes from a gas to a liquid.
How do clouds form?
When a hurricane moves into an area, it also pushes a huge mass of ocean water.
What is a storm surge?
Influences weather by providing a continuous cycle of water between the atmosphere and Earth's surface.
What is the water cycle?
An intense local storm that forms strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail.
What is a thunderstorm?
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
Stratus, cumulus and cirrus.
What are three could shapes?
Stay away from trees, stay close to the ground if you are outside, stay away from ponds, lakes, or bodies of water.
What is how to stay safe during a thunderstorm.
Wind blowing across water causes these.
What are surface (ocean) currents?
A tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at speeds of 119 km/h or more - strong enough to uproot trees.
What is a hurricane?
Any form of water that falls to Earth.
What is precipitation?
At 2,000 m to 6,000 m altitude, these clouds use the prefix "alto."
What are middle clouds?
Secure loose objecs outside, cover windows with storm shutters or boards. Stay indoors and away from windows.
What is how to stay safe during a hurricane.
Caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface.
What is wind?
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very hgh wind speeds and that is sometimes visible as a funnel-shaped cloud.
What is a tornado?
Air that moves horizontally or parallel to the ground.
What is wind?
These clouds have the prefix "cirro."
What are high clouds?
Go to a place without windows, such as a basement or storm cellar. Stay away from areas that are likely to have flying objects.
What is how to stay safe during a tornado.
Air that sinks or rises.
What is air pressure?
A sound created by the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike.
What is thunder?
The temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation.
What is the dew point?
Forms when moist air near or at Earth's surface cools to its dew point.
What is fog?
Formed by the rapid lifting of moist, warm air, which can result in strong vertical growth.
What are clouds of vertical development?
A system that produces clear weather.
What is a high-pressure system?
An electric discharge that happens etween a positively charged area and a negatively charged area.
What is lightning?