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Stack #4020615
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Map | A flat 2 dimensional drawing of land and water |
| Globe | A spherical scale model of the Earth |
| Latitude | Geographic coordinate that specifies the north or south of the Equator |
| Longitude | Distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary lined called the prime meridian that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich,England |
| Hemisphere | A half of the earth, usually divided 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 a place and time as regard heat, dryness, sunshine, wind and precipitation |
| Climate | The average weather conditions in an area over a long period. |
| Clouds | a collection of millions of water droplets suspended in the air |
| Condensation | the process of changing from gas to liquid |
| Air Pressure | the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth |
| Barometer | an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. |
| Cold Front | The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air that pushes under a mass of warm air |
| Warm front | forms when a relatively moist, warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass. |
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