Heat and Weather

Heat and Weather

1. Atmospheric Pressure

   • measured in millibars with a barometer
   • temperature and altitude affect it
   • the pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere

2. Humidity

   • the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas
   • measured in a hygrometer

3. Precipitation

   • any kind of weather condition where something's falling from the sky.
   • Precipitation is measured by using a rain gauge.

4. Wind

   • The instruments used to measure wind are known as anemometers
   • movement of the air

5. Weather

   • refers to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity.
   • state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain.

6. Climate

   • example: when it is snowy and rainy
   • the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

7. latitude

   • the distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

8. longitude

   • distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object usually expressed in degrees and minutes.