Earth Science - Weather and Climate

State of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

• climate

• air pressure

• relative humidity

• weather

Force of air against a unit of area.

• air pressure

• barometer

• relative humidity

• weather

Amount of water vapor in the air.

• air pressure

• humidity

• weather

• precipitation

Instrument used to measure wind speed.

• anemometer

• barometer

• psychrometer

• thermometer

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of ____________________________.

• weather

• climate

• precipitation

• humidity

A moving boundary line between two air masses is a ___________________.

• isobar

• front

• high

• low

Boundary ahead of a warm air mass is a _________________________.

• high

• cold front

• low

• warm front

Boundary ahead of a cold air mass is a _________________________.

• high

• cold front

• low

• warm front

Line on a weather map connecting areas of equal air pressure is an ________________.

• front

• high

• low

• isobar

Radar, weather balloons, weather stations, and weather satellites are ways to collect _____________________.

• precipitation

• air pressure

• weather data

• climate information