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What Causes Weather Vocab List ENTRY #12
1. Weather
2. Radiation
3. Conduction
4. Convection
5. Air Pressure
6. Wind
7. Corioles Effect
8. Global (Major) Winds
9. Doldrums
10. Trade Winds
11. Prevailing Westerlies
12. Polar Easterlies
13. Local (Minor) Winds
14. Jet Stream
15. Sea Breeze
16. Land Breeze
17. Monsoon
18. Water Cycle
19. Evaporation
20. Condensation
21. Precipitation
22. Ground Water / Run-off
23. Humidity
24. Relative Humidity
25. Saturation
26. Dew Point
What Causes Weather Vocab List ENTRY #12
1. Weather-Is the present state of our ____________-The interaction between the
earth’s air, water, land and the sun
2. Radiation-Energy that comes off of the _______ and is absorbed by the earth
3. Conduction-The transfer of heat when molecules ____________ into each other
4. Convection- The transfer of heat through ______________ currents. (Only through
a fluid)
5. Air Pressure-The _____________ of the atmosphere as it pushes down on earth’s
surface
6. Wind-The horizontal ________________ of air from areas of high to low air
pressure
7. Corioles Effect-Is the result of the earth’s ________________ rotation, causing a
curvature to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern
8. Global (Major) Winds-winds that blow steadily from ______________ directions
over long distances
9. Doldrums-Windless zone of the earth that is located in the __ to __degree latitudes
10. Trade Winds-Blow from ______to _______ and are located between 5 to 30
degrees North or South latitude
11. Prevailing Westerlies- Blow from ______ to ______ located between 30 to 60
degrees north or south latitude
12. Polar Easterlies-Blow from east to west and are located between _____ to _____
degrees north or south latitude
13. Local (Minor) Winds-Local winds= winds that blow over _______ distances
14. Jet Stream-Narrow belts of strong winds in the __________ troposphere
15. Sea Breeze-Cold winds blowing from the ___________to the __________
16. Land Breeze-Cold winds blowing from the _________ to the _______
17. Monsoon- Sea or land breezes that cover a large area and change direction with
the _____________
18. Water Cycle-Continuous movement of __________ between the atmosphere and
the surface
19. Evaporation-The process of liquids turning to __________
20. Condensation-The process of a gas turning into a ____________
21. Precipitation-Water drops that ____________ from the clouds because the clouds
could no longer support them
22. Ground Water / Run-off-Replaces the water that has _______________
23. Humidity-The amount of water in the __________
24. Relative Humidity-Compares the actual amount of water vapor in the air with the
____________ amount of water vapor the air can hold at a __________ temperature
25. Saturation -When air contains as much _____________ as possible
26. Dew Point -The temperature at which air is _______________ and water vapor in
the air condenses.