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the condition of the atmosphere at a certain
time and place. Today it is cloudy, rainy, and cold. The four elements of ____
are : air pressure, temperature, wind, and
humidity
$100What is weather?
the usual weather a place has all year
long.
$100What is climate?
large bodies of air that form over areas
where the temperature does not change, such as the North Pole, the South Pole, and the
equator.
$100What is air mass?
the force of the air pushing down
on the Earth
$100What is air pressure?
a device for measuring wind
speed
$100What is anemometer ?
$100What is atmosphere?the envelope of air
surrounding the earth. The earth’s is made up of mostly gases
nitrogen, oxygen, and
carbon dioxide.
the changing of liquid to a gas.
$200What is evaporation?
The amount of water vapor or moisture in the
atmosphere
$200What is humidity?
a cloud that lies on the ground or is very close to
the ground
$200What is a fog?
When one air mass collides with
another, the line or boundary (battle
line) that separates them
$200What is front ?
a person who forecast the
weather .
$200What is meterologist or
forecaster?
$200What is precipitation?any kind of
water that falls out of
clouds, rain, snow, sleet,
or hail
the lowest part of the atmosphere.
This is where almost all our
weather happens.
$300What is troposhere?
the way water enters and leaves the atmosphere
$300What is the water cycle?
air that moves and is caused by weather systems of different
air pressures
$300What is wind?
a device for measuring the direction from which the wind
blowing..
$300What is wind vane or
weather vane ?
Water in its gaseous state
$300What is water vapor?
$100
The reason seasons occur
What is the Earth’s tilt and revolution?
$300
The reason for day and night
$400What is the Earth’s
rotation or spin?
This causes evaporation.
$400What is the energy
from the sun?
A series of events that occur over and over again
$400What is a cycle?
White puffy clouds associated with good
weather
$400What are cumulus
clouds?
Big storm clouds- thunderclouds. They are the tallest clouds.
$400What are
Cumulonimbus clouds?
$100
$400Explain the water
cycle
Daily Double!!!
Name 3 of the global wind patterns
$500What are: doldrums, westerlies,
trade winds, jet stream, horse latitudes …
$100
Explain what happens when a cold front
moves in to an area.
The cold wedges underneath the warm air, forcing the warm air to rise. A cold front produces rain or snow. A cold front causes a
sudden change in weather
$500
Explain what happens when a warm front comes into an area.
$500A warm front coming in rises up over
the cold air .Clouds form and rains come. A warm front causes a a gradual
change in weather.
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