Wealther Vocab

Question 1

A way to tell how much heat energy is in matter

Answer 1

Temperature

Question 2

Forms of energy that transfers because of temperature differences

Answer 2

Heat

Question 3

Heat transfer from one object to another

Answer 3

Radiation

Question 4

Transfer of heat from one object to another

Answer 4

Conduction

Question 5

The transfer of heat energy due to the circulatory motion of a gas or liquid

Answer 5

Convection

Question 6

water vapor gas rising high into the air cooling and changing into a liquid or ice

Answer 6

Condensation

Question 7

This is when the heat absorbs by the green house gases In Re-Radiated back to the Earth

Answer 7

Green House

Question 8

Carbon dioxide and water vapor

Answer 8

Green house gases

Question 9

bodies of air with nearly the same temperatures and humidity, they can be 1,000’s of miles across the earth and as high as the stratosphere

Answer 9

Air masses

Question 10

Air that does not rise and therefore causes stable, nice weather

Answer 10

Stable air mass

Question 11

airthat rises easily and can formcloudsandrain

Answer 11

Unstable air mass

Question 12

the movement of warm air upward and cool air downward due to the uneven heating of the earth’s surfaces.

Answer 12

Convection Current

Question 13

the moving part of convection current

Answer 13

Wind

Question 14

the flow of air from a body of water to the land due to the uneven heating of water and land (Daytime)

Answer 14

Sea Breeze

Question 15

the flow of air from the land to a body of water due to the uneven heating of water and land (nighttime)

Answer 15

Land Breeze

Question 16

(air pressure) the force that air puts on everything on earth. The amount of pressure depends on the sun’s energy.
-pressure goes down as you get higher in the atmosphere

Answer 16

Atmospheric Pressure

Question 17

another name for atmospheric pressure

Answer 17

Barometric Pressure

Question 18

an instrument that detects and measures air/atmospheric pressure changes

Answer 18

Barometer

Question 19

visible masses of billions of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals that have condensed around small particles in the atmosphere

Answer 19

Clouds

Question 20

water in a gas state

Answer 20

Water Vapor

Question 21

usually leads to clouds and rain.

Answer 21

Low pressure “L”

Question 22

clear skies

Answer 22

High Pressure “H”

Question 23

a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures and humidity, and is the main cause of bad weather

Answer 23

Weather Fronts