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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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