Weather and Climate Vocab

day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area is -

general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time [30 years or more (many decades)] -

air that surrounds the Earth; made of a mixture of gases -

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

water that falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

a tool for collecting and measuring the amount of precipitation that falls

a weather instrument used to show the direction of the wind; often ornamental

how fast and in what direction the air is moving

a huge ball of gases around which the Earth and other planets of the solar system revolve;