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3 main elements that make weather:
heat, water, and wind
3 most common storms in the US
thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes
_________ are windstorms that form over hot land
tornadoes
________________ are whirling windstorms that form over a warm ocean
hurricanes
Atmosphere:
The layer of air that surrounds the earth
_____________ are formed when molecules of water vapor begin to freeze
snowflakes
water changing from WATER VAPOR to LIQUID
condensation
Frigid Zone:
The climate area that is always cold
Climate:
The weather conditions an area receives over time
Define absorb
to soak up
thunder:
sounds that follows lightning
Air Pressure:
weight of air
wind:
moving air
lightning:
electricity that jumps from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the earth
Tornado:
windstorm often called a twister
The sun's heat energy changes water into ________ called: water vapor
gas
The Greenhouse Effect:
The atmosphere keeping heat from the earth from escaping back into space
Define sleet:
beads of frozen rain
A person who studies the weather is called a:
meteorologist
Ice that falls during a thunderstorm is called:
hail
Define weather:
the condition of the air