Ch 13 Weather Lesson 1

the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time

• weather

• water cycle

• relative humidity

• air pressure

the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it is called

• weather

• precipitation

• water cycle

• air pressure

the amount of water vapor in the air

• precipitation

• relative humidity

• humidity

• air pressure

the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor in the air could contain at that temperature

• humidity

• air pressure

• relative humidity

• precipitation

the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur

• humidity

• dew point

• relative humidity

• precipitation

water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

• humidity

• dew point

• precipitation

• relative humidity

the series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere

• weather

• precipitation

• water cycle

• dew point

Scientists who study and predict weather

• Weatherologists

• Meteorologists

• Predictologists

the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air

• air pressure

• air temperature

• relative humidity

the pressure that a column of air exerts on the air or surface below it

• wind pressure

• air pressure

• weather