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Vocabulary
Elements of Water
Clouds
Influencing Weather
Climate
100
the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place
What is the definition of weather
100
This is the condition of earth' s surface
What is weather?
100
A collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air
What are clouds?
100
Evaporation affects weather by cooling water vapor.
How does the water cycle effect the climate?
100
Weather and temperature determines
What determines climate?
200
the amount of water vapor in the air
What is the definition of humidity
200
This is measure of how hot or cold something is and it is measured by a thermometer
What is temperature and how is it measured
200
when water vapor condenses
How do clouds form?
200
front is a cool air mass that is more dense than warm air mass
What is a front?
200
Different latitude than they get different amounts of solar energy on earth's surface
How is sun's energy related to climate?
300
the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation
What is the definition of relative humidity
300
water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
300
water vapor that condenses near earth's surface
How do fogs form?
300
Air pressure differences affect wind speed
Why do global wind patterns affect local weather?
300
topography and elevation
What features affect climate
400
temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs
What is dew point
400
any form of water that falls to earth's surface from clouds
What is precipitation?
400
Affects temperature on earth
How do clouds affect the climate?
400
Long distance winds that travel above global winds
What are jet streams?
400
They change the temp.
how do ocean currents affect the weather?
500
any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds
What is precipitation
500
air that moves horizontally parallel on the ground
What is wind?
500
Liquid absorbing energy
What is Solar energy in cloud formation?
500
Areas of different pressures cause changes in the weather
What are pressure system?
500
tropical, Temperature, Polar
What are the 3 major climate zones?