vocabulary
The atmosfere reaches towards space and back.
atmosphere
Look at that ___________ cloud up there, it's so fluffy.
cumulus
An ocean region of calms, sudden storms and light winds near the equator.
doldrums
What causes places on Earth to experience the different seasons?
axis
My new eye contact lenses are changeabul.
changeable
Water droplets rise and fall in the sky to make _____________.
hail or snow
A means of measuring wind and force
Beaufort Scale
What is meteorology?
Meteorology is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and the variations in temperature and moisture patterns that produce different weather conditions. Some of the major subjects of study are such phenomena as precipitation (rain and snow), thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes and typhoons.
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere where the weather is most active is called the troppossfere.
troposphere
A _________________ record the wind speed and direction of the wind.
anemometer
The third layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
mesosphere
Describe the different stages of the water cycle.
1. Water evaporates from lakes, rivers, oceans.
2. It then falls back down as rain.
3. Some of it becomes transpired.
Check the meatiorologikal website for the update on todays weather.
meteorological
The Sun's surface sometimes shows _________ ______________.
sun spots
The changes in the ocean current that usually flows long the coast of Ecuador and Peru.
El Niño
What causes the GREENHOUSE EFFECT?
Decomposed gases rise into the atmosphere where they act as a glass of a greenhouse (because they shouldn't be there).
chulorofuloorocarbons (CFCs) are the chemicals that break donw the ozone layer.
chlorofluorocarbons
___________ waste produces methane gas.
Decomposing
The process of a plant releasing water vapour.
transpired
Are weather patterns likely to change over the next thousand years?
Of course!