What is weather over a long period of time?

What two factors determine climate?

The movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure

A large body of air that has conditions based on where it forms

Continental means

Boundaries between two air masses

What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?

What is the temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs?

The term that best describes the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount needed to reach saturation.

Which term best describes the force of air molecules pushing on an area?

How hot or cold something is and is measured using a thermometer

Which type of front brings cooler temperatures and thunderstorms?

The amount of water vapor in the air.

What kind of clouds are these?

What kind of clouds are these?

Water falling from clouds to the Earth's surface

When a warm and cold air masses collide, but neither one is strong enough to push the other this is called...

When a a cold air mass catches a warm air mass and pushes the warm air up and creates severe weather, this is called.....

The weather map shows the weather conditions for one day across the United States. Which of the following is the best forecast for Des Moines, Iowa?

What type of weather will be predicted tomorrow for Minneapolis?

This storm that developed over the ocean produces large amounts of rain, high wind speeds, and is very destructive.

What does the symbol shown tell you about the weather in city A?

a weather instrument that measures wind speed.

a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator.

a climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures.

a climate zone located between the tropics and the polar circles generally characterized by moderate temperatures rather than extremely hot or cold temperatures.

a climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures.

What are the forms of precipitation?

A cloud at ground level.

What is this symbol mean