Daily occurrences of weather, like temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture that combine and interact to cause weather events

Can change day-to-day, hour-to-hour, or minute-to-minute

Minimum requirement of studying is 30 years

State of the atmosphere at a certain place and time

Occurs over a short period of time

NOT a factor in affecting an area's climate

NOT a type of climate

Latin meaning is heap/pile; low clouds that indicate good weather if they are not too tall; wide and puffy and have flat bottoms

Latin meaning is layer; low clouds that may be associated with a light mist or drizzle and are usually gray in color

Latin meaning is curl/fringe; wispy, high clouds that usually indicate fair weather if there are a few; many in number means a cold front could be moving in

Latin name has both heap/pile and rainstorm/cloud; anvil shaped clouds start low but grow in height; associated with heavy rains and thunderstorms

The state of matter water turns into during evaporation

The state of matter that water is NOT when water vapor condenses in the sky to become clouds

Air that is heated will

Which process will occur when the water in a cloud becomes too heavy to stay suspended in the air?

What are condensation nuclei?

Which process contributes the most to the creation of clouds in our atmosphere?

Cirrus cloud is number

Stratus cloud is number

Cumulus cloud is number

Cumulonimbus cloud is number

Prevailing winds traveling across large bodies of water affect climate by making it

Sunlight affects temperature of land and water by

Warm air rises in the atmosphere because

A large body of air collected in a certain location with similar properties and moisture levels is known as _____.

The moving air that is a result of convection is known as ____.

_____ is the measurement for the amount of thermal energy in an object.

An increase in thermal energy = _____ in speed, separation, and movement of particles of matter

A decrease in thermal energy = _____ in speed, separation, and movement of particles of matter

Explain how air that is in DIRECT CONTACT with the surfaces of Earth is heated.

The energy that drives weather on Earth comes from _____.

Can the temperature of water affect the temperature of the air above the water?

Light traveling to Earth from the sun CANNOT be _____.

Majority of light that reaches Earth's surface is _____ making light energy convert to thermal energy

Occurs over a long period of time

Warm all year, no winter; near the equator; may be humid or dry

Very cold; snow and ice covers land; may have permafrost

North of the equator; cold air from the north and warm air from the south result in warm summers and colder winters

North and south of the tropical climates; greater range of humidity and temperatures

Great range of temperatures day/night; humid and cooler

Transfer of energy in the form of light and / or heat

Transfer of energy by indirect contact

Transfer of energy by direct contact

Light can be _____ back into space by Earth’s surfaces (24%).

Light can _____ when it hits gasses, clouds, water droplets, etc.

Light can _____ gasses, clouds, etc.

The majority of light from the sun is _____ either by Earth’s surface (51%) or clouds.