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Weather and C limate Unit Vocabulary

Weather and C limate Unit Vocabulary. Weather. Short-term conditions. Climate. Long-term conditions (hot/cold, wet/dry). Latitude. Distance from the equator, north or south, measured in degrees. Climograph. The display of weather data over a long period of time. Altitude/Elevation

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Weather and C limate Unit Vocabulary

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  1. Weather and Climate Unit Vocabulary

  2. Weather • Short-term conditions.

  3. Climate • Long-term conditions (hot/cold, wet/dry)

  4. Latitude • Distance from the equator, north or south, measured in degrees

  5. Climograph • The display of weather data over a long period of time

  6. Altitude/Elevation • Distance above sea level

  7. Convection Current • Hot, less dense air rising, cold, more dense air sinking

  8. Water Vapor • The gas form of water.

  9. Troposphere • The first layer of atmosphere where weather occurs.

  10. Thermometer • measures air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius.

  11. Barometer • measures air pressure.

  12. Anemometer • measures wind speed

  13. Psychrometer • measures humidity.

  14. Station Model • Shows weather data at a certain place on the Earth’s surface

  15. Air Pressure • The pressure exerted by air in a vertical column.

  16. Sea Breeze • Wind blowing from the sea during the day time

  17. Land Breeze • Wind blowing from land during night time.

  18. Dew Point • Temperature at which water vapor condenses.

  19. Relative Humidity • Amount of water vapor in the air, compared to how much it could hold.

  20. Saturation • 100% relative humidity

  21. High Pressure System • Cold and dry weather conditions

  22. Low Pressure System • Hot and wet weather conditions

  23. Air Mass • 1000 square mile mass of air with the same characteristics

  24. Fronts/Frontal Boundary • Place where 2 air masses meet

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