Word Lists in the The Atmosphere, Weather, and the Seasons Category

Example: The remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago is a : [m] fossil, An event that results in the dying off many species is called: [m] mass extinction, Scientist who study fossils : [m] paleontologist, Is an energy-rich resource formed from burried remains of once-living organisms.: [m] fossil fuels

Example: Fenomeno atmosfericos: agua, viento, nieve, hielo

Example: Temperature: is measured through the use of thermometers in units of degrees Fahrenheit (℉) or degrees Celsius (℃). , Precipitation: a measure of the amount of rain, sleet, snow, or hail over a period of time. Precipitation is measured using a rain gauge in units of inches or centimeters., Wind Speed : is measured using an anemometer in units of miles per hour and/or kilometers per hour. , WInd Direction: is the measurement of the direction from which the wind is blowing (example: a northeast wind means the winds is blowing from the northeast direction). o Wind direction is determined using a wind vane.

Example: Cirrus Clouds: High and wispy. They signal fair weather., Cumulus Clouds: Puffy with flat bottoms. They signal fair weather or a warm front., Cumulonimbus Clouds (Thunderhead clouds): Darker cumulus clouds that may signal rain or thunderstorms, Stratus Clouds: Spread out over a large area and are layered. Long periods of precipitation occur over the area the cloud covers.

Example: Temperature: is measured through the use of thermometers in units of degrees Fahrenheit (℉) or degrees Celsius (℃). , Precipitation: a measure of the amount of rain, sleet, snow, or hail over a period of time. Precipitation is measured using a rain gauge in units of inches or centimeters., Wind Speed : is measured using an anemometer in units of miles per hour and/or kilometers per hour. , WInd Direction: is the measurement of the direction from which the wind is blowing (example: a northeast wind means the winds is blowing from the northeast direction). o Wind direction is determined using a wind vane.

Example: Gases that absorbs and gives off energy that heat up the atmosphere: Greenhouse Gases, Is the conversion or the change of energy from sunlight into electricity,: Solar Power, A fuel formed by natural processes of decaying or dead organisms. This process of creating fossil fuels takes billions of years to complete.: Fossil Fuels, Is the total greenhouse gas made by an individual.: Carbon Footprint

Example: Gases that absorbs and gives off energy that heat up the atmosphere: Greenhouse Gases, Is the conversion or the change of energy from sunlight into electricity,: Solar Power, A fuel formed by natural processes of decaying or dead organisms. This process of creating fossil fuels takes billions of years to complete.: Fossil Fuels, Is the total greenhouse gas made by an individual.: Carbon Footprint

Example: Horse latitudes are what type of winds?: Curving of the air and water on earth., What are the doldrums?: A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere., What causes local winds?: Prevailing winds that blow from the east to the west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.es, What is a sea breeze?: Prevailing winds that blow towards the land.he west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.he west between 30 degrees 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.

Example: Coriolis Effect is the what?: Curving of the air and water on earth., What is the Jet Stream?: A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere., What is the polar easterlies?: Prevailing winds that blow from the east to the west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.es, What are the polar westerlies?: Prevailing winds that blow from the west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.he west between 30 degrees 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.

Example: Coriolis Effect is the what?: Curving of the air and water on earth., What is the Jet Stream?: A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere., What is the polar easterlies?: Prevailing winds that blow from the east to the west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.es, What are the polar westerlies?: Prevailing winds that blow from the west to east between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.he west between 30 degrees 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.

Example: Mercury , Venus , Earth, Mars

Example: Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?: [m] The Sun, Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the land to the atmosphere?: [m] precipitation, Rain, snow, hail and sleet are all examples of which stage of the water cycle?: [m] precipitation, On a mountain in the spring, snow melts and trickles into a creek. In turn, the creek flows into a river, which eventually reaches the ocean. Of which part of the water cycle is this an example?: [m] run-off

Example: rain, snow, sun, hot

Example: pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, leaves

Example: fall, leaves, cool, colors

Example: Football, leaves, children, apples

Example: nimbus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, cirrus