Weather and Climate Vocabulary
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- Most weather occurs in this lowest layer of air called the ___________.
- atmosphere
- The weight of air is known as the ___________.
- air pressure
- Water in the air is known as ___________.
- humidity
- Rain, snow and sleet are all forms of ___________.
- precipitation
- Repeated patterns of all weather conditions, averaged over a period of time is known as ______________.
- climate
- This instrument measures the air pressure.
- barometer
- A climate that has a very small area is known as a ________.
- microclimate
- ____________ is known as the process of liquid water changing into water vapor.
- evaporation
- ______________ occurs high in the cooler air of the atmosphere, when water vapor turns back into liquid drops of water, which forms clouds.
- condensation
- The process of water transferring from the surface of the Earth and back is known as the ____________.
- water cycle
- These types of winds depend on local changes in temperature.
- local winds
- Winds that are global and constantly blow from the same direction are known as ________.
- prevailing winds
- This is a short-term climate change. Some areas that are known to be wet become dry; while some dry areas experience heavy rain fall.
- El Nino
- Heat given off by Earth that is absorbed by the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called the _______________.
- greenhouse effect
- There is some concern that an excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could lead to _________________, which is an abnormally rapid rise in the Earth's average temperature.
- global warming