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WEATHER
DA TEST
16 cards·by KY4
Atmosphere
The layer of air that goes around the Earth.
Mesosphere
The coldest layer of the atmosphere.
Stratosphere
The second layer of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
Layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth
Climate
The pattern of weather in a place over many years.
Weather
The DAILY conditions outside.
Are all parts of the weather
Temperature, wind direction, wind speed and what the air is like
meteorologist
a scientist who studies the weather.
Meteorology
the study of the weather.
Air pressure
the air around everyone that presses on us and presses on things around us
Humidity
the amount of water vapor in a certain amount of air
Air near a body of water
Air that is usually cooler
Low pressure air masses
result in rainy weather.
High pressure air masses
cause sunny and clear weather.
The sun
warms the Earth and atmosphere.
Causes of wind
the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface and differences in air pressure.