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Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Map | a flat 2-dimensional drawing of land and water |
| Globe | a spherical scale model of the Earth |
| Longitude | distance measured in degrees East or West from an imaginary line (call the prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England |
| Latitude | geographic coordinate that specifies the North or South of the Equator |
| Hemisphere | a half of the Earth usually into Northern and Southern halves by the Equator or into Western and Eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles |
| Weather | the state of the Atmosphere at one place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, and precipitation |
| Climate | the average weather conditions in an area over a long period |
| Atmosphere | the envelope of gasses surrounding the Earth |
| Cirrus | white wispy clouds that form at high altitudes and are always made of ice crystals |
| Cumulus | fair weather clouds with white puffy tops and dark flat bottoms |
| Stratus | lowest clouds that cover the sky like a thick gray blanket |
| Nimbus | precipitating cloud such as a cumulonimbus cloud |
| Cumulonimbus | a huge vertical cloud that can produce as a thunderstorm |
| Land Breeze | a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land especially at night because the sea is warmer than the land |
| Sea Breeze | a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea especially during the day because the land is warmer than the sea |
| Jet Stream | a steady worldwide wind that blows from West to East high above Earth |
| Gulf Stream | a warm current that starts near the Equator and moves from Florida all the way to Iceland |
| Air Mass | a large bubble of air that has about the same temperature and humidity throughout it |
| La Nina | unusual warming or cooling of the seawater in the Pacific Ocean |
| Hygrometer | a tool used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air |
| Condensation | happens when water vapor touches a cool surface and turns back to liquid |
| Temperature | the average speed of the particles in a substance |
| Air Pressure | the weight of the air pushing on everything around it |
| Humidity | water vapor in the air |
| Thermometer | a tool that measures temperature |
| Barometer | a weather instrument that measures air pressure |
| Anemometer | a weather instrument that measures wind speed |
| Wind Vane | a weather instrument that shows the direction the wind is coming from |
| Rain Gauge | a weather instrument that measures rainfall |
| Front | a place where one air mass meets and pushes aside another air mass |
| Hurricane | a very large and violent tropical storm |
| Rain | |
| Freezing Rain | |
| Sleet | |
| Snow | |
| Hail | |
| Rain Gauge | |
| Global Wind | wind that is high in the atmosphere |
| Prevailing Westerlies | 30 degrees that go up and down |
| Trade Winds | |
| Polar easterlies | |
| Jet Stream | a river of air high in atmosphere |
| Air Pressure | |
| High Pressure | |
| Low Pressure |
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