Elements of Weather

Front

What tool is used to measure temperature?

Back

Thermometer

Front

What happens to air pressure and density at higher altitudes?

Back

They are lower.

Front

What is the term for air that moves horizontally or parallel to the ground?

Back

Wind

Front

True or False: When air is saturated, more water evaporates into the air than condenses back into the water.

Back

False

Front

What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air?

Back

Humidity

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

Front

What is the term for the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance?

Back

Temperature

Front

What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

Back

Anemometer

Front

What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the amount of moisture in the air compared to the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold at a given temperature?

Back

Relative Humidity