The ______________ is an imaginary line that runs around Earth's middle.

A(n)_________________ steadily blows over long distances in a usual pattern and blows because of the Sun.

The ozone layer is located in the ______.

In what layer of the atmosphere do most meteoroids burn up?

The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth is the ________.

Which weather instrument measures air pressure?

_________________ is the height above Earth's surface.

The amount of water vapor in air is called ______________.

Land and sea breezes happen over smaller areas of Earth. They are called _______________.

A(n) ________________ air mass contains cool, moist air.

The place where two air masses meet is called a(n) _________.

_____________ clouds are puffy clouds that usually mean it will rain soon.

A(n) ______________ is a container that collects and measures the amount of falling rain.

A(n) ____________ is a large section of air that has similar temperature and humidity.

A(n) ___________________ air mass contains warm, moist air.

_______________ clouds are layered and form at low altitudes.

A(n) ____________________ air mass contains hot, dry air.

_____________________ clouds form at the highest altitudes.

A(n) ________________________ air mass contains cold, dry air.

A snowstorm with 35 mph winds and enough snowfall that you can only see up to one quarter of a mile is a(n) _________.

Updrafts in a thunderstorm cause a cloud to increase in height, forming a tall cloud called a(n) _________________.

A tropical storm turns into a(n) __________________ when the wind speed reaches more than 74 mph.

The sound of rapidly expanding air is called ______________.

When weather conditions for a blizzard are met after snow has stopped falling, meteorologists refer to this as a(n) _____.

A(n) ______________ forms when air starts rotating, but before the tip of the funnel touches the ground.

The hole in the center of a hurricane is a low-pressure area called the ____________.

A(n) ______________ forms near the equator where the ocean is warm and has rotating winds with low pressure at its center.

______________ is the spark from the discharge of electricity that has built up in a thunderhead.

A rotating funnel-shaped storm with high winds is a(n) ________.

The north and south poles are in the __________________ zone.

The dry area on the leeward side of the mountain is called a(n) ______________.

____________ has the strongest effect on climate.

Around the equator is the ________________ zone.

Greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ______________.

A(n) _____________ is the constant movement of ocean water.

The average weather of a place is its ______________________.

The green side of the mountain with a lot of plant growth is the ________________ side of the mountain.

The higher a place is above sea level, the ____________________ its climate.

When speaking of a global climate zone, the United States is in the ________________ zone.

Which weather instrument measures air temperature?

Which weather instrument measures wind speed?

A line of blue triangles is the symbol for a(n) _____.

A line of red semicircles is the symbol for a(n) _____.

Weather or Climate:

Looks at data for anywhere from one day to a week at a time.

Weather or Climate:

The average of many years of data.

Weather or Climate:

The outdoor conditions at a specific time and place.

Weather or Climate:

Winter temperatures are colder in Boston than in Houston.

Weather or Climate:

It is supposed to rain in New Orleans for the next two days.

Weather or Climate:

Reported as a forecast.