Elements of Weather

What is weather?

• the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time or place

• the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time

A person who studies weather is called a ____

• Astronomer

• Geologist

• Geographer

• Meteorologist

The study of weather is called ____

• Meteorology

• Astronomy

• Geography

• Cartography

____ is moving air

• Wind

• Air Pressure

• Humidity

• Sunshine

_____ is the amount of moisture in the air

• Air Pressure

• Cloud Cover

• Humidity

• Precipitation

Any form of moisture that falls from the sky

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Temperature

• Air Pressure

How hot or cold an object is

• Air Pressure

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Sunshine

_____ is the weight of the air

• Air Pressure

• Wind

• Atmosphere

The amount of clouds in the sky is called ___

• Sunshine

• Atmosphere

• Cloud Cover

A ______ predicts the weather for the next few days

• weather moniter

• weather report

• weather forecast

• Weather prediction