Weather

Weather is a description of the short-term conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

• True

• False

Reports of weather might include information about precipitation, condensation, evaporation, transpiration and sublimation.

• True

• False

_________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is, which has to do with the motion of the particles that make up matter.

• Humidity

• Thermometer

• Temperature

___________ is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• Evaporation

• Humidity

• Temperature

_________ is the percentage of water vapor in air relative to the amount needed to saturate the air at the same temperature.

• Temperature

• Relative humidity

What happens when relative humidity exceeds 100%?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

___________ is the force of air pushing on an object.

• Air pressure

• Temperature

At sea level, the air pressure is lower that air pressure at the top of a mountain.

• True

• False

Air flows from high to low pressure

• Wind

• Humidity

• Air pressure

The greater the air pressure difference is between two places, the faster the air moves and the stronger the wind is.

• True

• False