Weather Unit Vocab

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

Question 2

Meterology

Answer 2

Study of the atmosphere including weather

Question 3

Precipitation

Answer 3

Falling of ANY form of water from the air to the Earth’s surface

Question 4

Humidity

Answer 4

The amount of water vapor in the air

Question 5

Clouds

Answer 5

High fogs, mist, or haze

Question 6

Atmosphere

Answer 6

Mixture of gasses that surround the Earth’s surface

Question 7

Air Pressure

Answer 7

The force of air pressing on a given area

Question 8

Wind

Answer 8

The ground surface heats the air above it. The warm air rises and cooler air moves in to take its place. This causes wind.

Question 9

Temperature

Answer 9

The measure of the average kinetic energy of a group of particles

Question 10

Thermometer

Answer 10

Measures temperature

Question 11

Barometer

Answer 11

Measures air pressure

Question 12

Anemometer

Answer 12

Measures wind speed

Question 13

Hygrometer

Answer 13

Measures humidity

Question 14

Wind Vane

Answer 14

Shows wind direction

Question 15

Cirrocumulus

Answer 15

High clouds that looked like balls of cotton bunched together

Question 16

Cumulonimbus

Answer 16

Low clouds that rise because of warm air. Usually the cloud that hail forms in

Question 17

Altocumulus

Answer 17

Middle clouds that are small, white, and puffy

Question 18

Stratus

Answer 18

Low clouds that look like streaks and don’t produce much precipitation

Question 19

Exosphere

Answer 19

-The farthest layer of the atmosphere
-Where sattelites fly
-Has the least amount of air molecules

Question 20

Thermosphere

Answer 20

-The 2nd to last layer of the atmosphere
-Where the auroras and northern lights occur

Question 21

Mesosphere

Answer 21

-The 3rd layer of the atmosphere
-Shooting stars happen here

Question 22

Statosphere

Answer 22

-The 2nd layer of the atmosphere
-Has the Ozone layer
-Planes fly here

Question 23

Troposphere

Answer 23

-Lowest layer of the atmosphere
-Planes fly here
-Where all precipitation occurs

Question 24

Conduction

Answer 24

heat is transferred from the ground to anything that it is touching, including air and water

Question 25

Radiation

Answer 25

the sun warms the ground from heat waves. The ground re-radiates to the air

Question 26

Convection

Answer 26

transfer of heat by updrafts and downdrafts

Question 27

Density

Answer 27

The relationship between the amount of matter (mass) in a sample and the amount of space it takes up (volume)