| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Conditions in the atmosphere including temp, humidity, precipitation, wind direction, wind speed | weather |
| The part of earths system made of the mixture of gases that surrounds earth | atmosphere |
| A set of atmospheric conditions that could injure or kill someone or cause severe property damage | severe weather |
| A scientist that observes and forecasts weather | meteorologist |
| A table that indicates what the symbols on a map represent | map key |
| A measure of the average movement of particles of matter | temperature |
| Measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum possible amount that air can hold at a particular temp given as a percent between 0 percent and 100 percent | relative humidity |
| Water that falls to the ground as rain, ice, snow, sleet, hail, or fog | precipitation |
| A unit of measurement for temperature, abbreviated as of. At sea level, water freezes at 32 of and boils at 212 of | degrees Fahrenheit |
| A unit of measurement for temperature, abbreviated as oc. At see level water freezes at 0oc and boils at 100oc | degrees Celsius |
| A measure of how much force air exerts on each square inch of a surface | air pressure |
| An instrument used to measure air pressure | barometer |
| The movement of air | wind |
| To predict | forecast |
| The normal weather conditions of a region, throughout the year, average over a series of years | climate |
| A scientist who studies the worlds weather patterns | climatologist |
| A tool used to measure precipitation | rain gauge |
| Air temperatures measured around 1.25 meters to 2 meters | surface temperature |
| Matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape. a liquid that takes shape and its container. the particles remain close together and slide past one another in a fluid motion | liquid |
| To standardize a measuring instrument by comparing it with an accepted model | calibrate |
| An instrument used to measure wind speed | anemometer |
| A tool used for measuring wind direction | weather vain |
| A pattern or tendency you can see over a broad range of data | trends |
| A region of the U.S. assigned to a N.O.A.A. Regional Climate Center | climate region |
| An area of the U.S. that has particular weather characteristica | climate zone |
| The area were two air masses collide | front |