Question | Answer |
what are the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time. | weather |
what is the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air, or surface, below it. | air pressure |
what is the amount of water vapor in the air. | humidity |
what is the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature. | relative humidity |
what is the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant. | dew point |
what is water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere. | precipitation |
what is the series of natural processes in which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere. | water cycle |
what is a quantity that can be changed. | variable |
what is the energy an object has due to its motion. | kinetic energy |
what are a couple weather variables. | temperature and rainfall |
what is air temperature. | the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air |
what is wind. | when air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure |
what are clouds. | water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere |
what are the types of precipitation, | rain, snow, sleet, and hail |
what are the types of clouds. | stratus, cumulus, and cirrus |
what are substances that can form a vapor. | rubbing alcohol, iodine, mercury, and gasoline |
when snow begins to melt after a snowstorm, which three states of matter are present. | the snow is a solid, the melted snow is a liquid, and the air above the snow and ice contains water vapor. |
what are the three types of thermal energy transfer. | radiation, conduction, and convection |
what are lenticular clouds. | the upward moving air within mountain waves |
what occurs in the troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases. | a temperature inversion |