Science Unit 4 Grade 7

In North America, if your town is south of the jet stream, you will have warm weather.

Has the temperature been the same throughout Earth's history?

We use the thermometer to measure temperature.

What is the study of weather and Earth's atmosphere?

If you lived by the Jersey Shore in summer, it would be warmer than further inland

What is temperature measrued in?

Which clouds are thin and flat, and doesn't have clearly defined edges?

Air moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.

What is a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air?

What is the dew point?

What is the amount of water vapor in the air?

What is a front that forms between the air masses?

What are the three major climate zones?

What are some parts of the water cycle?

What is the force of air molecules pushing on an area?

Which is the order of importance from least to worst of this three? (all have weather infront)

What is the term for the condition of the earth's atmosphere?

What is the surface feature on an area?

Elevation is the current on the surface on the ocean.

The greenhouse effect is the process by which gasses in the atmosphere absorb and radiate energy as heat back to Earth.

Thunder is an intense local storm that forsm strong winds, heavy rains, lightning, and sometimes hail.

A anemometer measures wind direction.

What are the four types of precipitation?