Weather and Climate

Cards (7)

  • Air pressure - The weight of air pushing down on the earth.
  • Precipitation - Water droplets in clouds become too heavy and fall as rain, snow, or hail
  • Temperature - Measurement of heat or cold
  • Depression - A low pressure system made up of warm front chased by a cold one; making it wet and windy
  • Weather - short term state of an atmosphere
  • Climate - The average weather over a long period of time
  • Air mass - A huge block of air moving over Earth; temperature and humidity depends on where it comes from