click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
7.1 HW: Richhart
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Weather | ... is the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time. |
Air Pressure | The pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface, below is ... |
Humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air is called ... |
Relative Humidity | The amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature. |
Dew Point | ..Is the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture in the air. |
Precipitation | ... In water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere. |
Water Cycle | ... Is the series of natural processes in which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere. |
Is air pressure at Earth's surface more or less than air pressure at the top of the atmosphere? | Air pressure is greater at low altitudes than at high altitudes. |
As air moves of high pressure to areas of low pressure, it creates what? | Wind |
What instrument measures air pressure? | An anemometer |
What instrument measures relative humidity? | Psychrometer |
After the Sun rises in the morning the air's temperature increases . | |