Unit E Weather Terms Practice

The distance measured north and south of the equator.

The measure of how hot or cold the air is in a particular place.

The metric temperature scale: water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees.

This is water that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface, it could be in solid or liquid form.

The force that air puts on an area.

The customary temperature scale used in the U.S.: water boils at 212 degrees and it freezes at 32 degrees.

The properties of the atmosphere at a certain place and time (i.e. precipitation, temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind).

The height of an area of land above sea level.

Precipitation that freezes and then melts in warmer air.

Precipitation that freezes and stays frozen.

Precipitation that freezes, melts, and freezes again.

Precipitation that is created inside a cloud by freezing multiple times into layers of ice.

Tool that measures temperature.

Tool that measures humidity.

Tool that measures how much rain fell over a period of time.

Tool that measures air pressure.

Tool that measure the wind speed.

Tool that measures the direction the wind is coming from.