Weather And Climate

Question 1

The layer of the Earth that surrounds the air

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Atmosphere

Question 2

The weight of the air

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Air pressure

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A measure of the amount of water in the air

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Humidity

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Any form of water that falls from the clouds, such rain or snow

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Precipitation

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The process by which a liquid changes into a gas

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Evaporation

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The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid

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Condensation

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The winds dependent upon local changes in temperature

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Local winds

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The global winds that blow constantly from the same direction

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Prevailing winds

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A large body of air that has nearly the same temperature and humidity throughout

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Air mass

Question 10

The boundary between air masses

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Front

Question 11

The average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time

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Climate

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The climate of a very small area

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Microclimate

Question 13

A short term climate change that occurs every two to ten years

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El niño

Question 14

Process by which the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs heat

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Greenhouse effect

Question 15

The hypothesized rise in Earth’s average temperature from excess carbon dioxide

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Global warming

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The atmospheric conditions at a place over a short duration of time

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Weather

Question 17

A ball of rock, metal, water and gas

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Earth

Question 18

The circular path in which the Earth travels around the sun

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Orbit

Question 19

This amount of the Earth is covered with water

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75%

Question 20

This many miles to the center of the Earth

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4000 miles

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The center of the Earth

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Core

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Layers of hot rock that surround the core

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Mantle

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Outside layer of the Earth

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Crust

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Lowest layer of atmosphere

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Troposphere

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What does the stratosphere contain

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Ozone layer

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How thick is the atmosphere

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300 miles

Question 27

What are the 2 most abundant gases in the atmosphere

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Nitrogen and oxygen

Question 28

Masses of water droplets that form when water condenses

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Clouds

Question 29

This tells us how hot the air is or how much heat is in the air

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Temperature

Question 30

Measures the temperature

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Thermometer

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Measures rain fall

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Rain gauge

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Shows how wet the air is

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Hygrometer

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Measures the pressure of the air

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Barometer

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Records the wind speed

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Anemometer

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Shows the direction the wind is coming from

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Wind vane

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The transfer of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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Water cycle

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Precipitation that sinks into the ground

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Ground water

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Precipitation that runs off Earth's surface into the rivers, lakes and oceans

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Runoff

Question 39

These people use weather data from around the world to forecast weather

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Meteorologists

Question 40

High clouds made of ice crystals that look thin and wispy and mean a change of weather is coming

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Cirrus

Question 41

These clouds form when large bubbles of warm air rise rapidly. They are piled up and puffy.

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Cumulus

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These clouds form when mass of warm air is slowly pushed upwards over a mass of cold air. They make layers.

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Stratus

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Stratus clouds near ground

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Fog

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These clouds produce rain or snow

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Nimbostratus

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These cumulus clouds are tall and bring thundershowers and sometimes hail. Also called thunderheads or thunderclouds

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Cumulonimbus