A body of air with the same temperature, humidity and pressure.
Air Mass
Predicts future weather conditions and events.
Weather Forecast
Weather that is different from regular weather. Can often be severe - ex. tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards.
Weather Event
Different characteristics of weather such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, cloud cover etc.
weather conditions
A layer of air that surrounds the earth.
atmosphere
Energy from heat
Thermal Energy
How close together or far apart molecules are. Describes the “compactness” of a substance.
Density
Transfer of heat between two objects that are touching each other.
Conduction
Anything that has mass and takes up space. Scientific word for “stuff”.
Matter
The state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Weather
A measure of thermal energy; how hot or cold something is.
temperature
a cycle in which air is heated, becomes less dense, and rises. Then, it cools, becomes more dense, and sinks.
Convection