This does not occur from the stratosphere to the edge of space because there is too little air and no water.
What is weather?
100
During the day, cooler sea air moves over the land causing this.
What is a sea breeze?
100
The two major factors that determine climate.
What are temperature and precipitation?
100
The average weather conditions in an area through all seasons over a period of time.
What is climate?
100
The state that records the most rain in a year.
What is Hawaii?
200
This is why people measure atmospheric conditions.
What is to be able to predict the weather?
200
Differences in temperature and air pressure cause this.
What is wind?
200
Most areas near the equator have this type climate.
What is a tropical climate?
200
Winds that blow constantly in the same direction.
What are prevailing winds?
200
The state that records the lowest temperatures.
What is Alaska?
300
If the air pressure does this, the weather will probably become stormy.
What is fall?
300
These cause weather systems in the United States to move from west to east.
What are prevailing westerlies?
300
The five major climate zones on Earth.
What are polar, temperate, mountain, tropical and desert zones?
300
Most weather changes occur here.
What is a front?
300
The location in the United States that records the highest temperatures.
What is Death Valley, California?
400
Three basic cloud names.
What is cirrus, stratus, and cumulus?
400
This determines the characteristics of an air mass.
What is the area over which the air mass forms?
400
Every two to ten years, this causes weather conditions around the Pacific Ocean to change dramatically.
What is El Nino?
400
Rain or snow can be predicted when this drops.
What is air pressure?
400
The state recorded the most snow in a year.
What is Washington?
500
The six basic weather instuments and what they measure.
What is anemometer-wind speed; wind vane- wind direction; thermometer- temperature of the air; hygrometer- humidity; barometer- air pressure; and rain guage- amount of precipitation?
500
The boundary line between a warm air mass and an approaching cold air mass.
What is a cold front?
500
Concerned about global warming, many countries around the world are trying to reduce the amount of this being released into the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
500
A stratus cloud at ground level.
What is fog?
500
This state recorded the strongest wind (not associated with a tornado or hurricane).