Weather and Climate

Radiation

• Direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Transfer of energy through conduction

• Transfer of energy through convection

• Absorption of energy by matter

Conduction

• Direct transfer of heat from one thing to another that it is touching (contact)

• Transfer of heat through the movement of fluids

• Emission of heat in the form of infrared radiation

• Transfer of heat through a vacuum without any medium

Sleet

• Precipitation where melted snowflakes refreeze (hint - while Skydiving down)

• A type of solid precipitation that falls as ice pellets

• Rain that freezes upon contact with the ground

• Snowflakes that melt before hitting the ground

Troposphere

• Layer of the atmosphere at the surface of Earth where most of our weather occurs

• The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere

• The region of the atmosphere where satellites orbit

• The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer

Evaporation

• Liquid changing to gas (water to water vapor)

• Solid changing to liquid (ice to water)

• Gas changing to liquid (water vapor to water)

• Liquid changing to solid (water to ice)

Rain gauge

• Tool used to measure amount of rainfall

• Instrument for measuring temperature

• Device for measuring wind speed

• Equipment for measuring humidity

Hail

• Precipitation where ice keeps adding layers in the updrafts of clouds (Hint - High up in the clouds)

• A type of rain that falls in warm weather

• Small ice pellets that fall during thunderstorms

• A form of snow that occurs in winter

Anemometer

• Measures wind speed

• Measures temperature

• Measures humidity

• Measures atmospheric pressure

Barometer

• Measures air pressure

• Measures temperature

• Measures humidity

• Measures wind speed

Wind Vane

• Measures wind speed

• Measures wind direction

• Measures temperature

• Measures humidity