Vocabulary:
Insolation: incoming solar radiation, the amount of the Sun's energy that reaches
Earth at a given place and time (most direct on the equator all year long which
causes warmer temperatures there)
Atmosphere: the air that surrounds Earth
Troposphere: our layer of the atmosphere, the layer closest to Earth's surface, all
life exists here, weather exists here too
Air Pressure: the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it (as you
go higher in altitude, air pressure decreases)
Air is made of: 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% of other gases
Weather: what the lower atmophere (or troposphere) is like at any given place or
time
Barometer: measures air pressure (an increase means high pressure, a decrease
means low pressure)
Anemometer: measures wind speed
Rain Gauge: measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen
Thermometer: measures the temperature of the atmosphere (Celcius or Farhenheit)
Weather Vane: shows the direction the wind in blowing
Hygrometer: measure the humidity in the air
Insolation: incoming solar radiation, the amount of the Sun's energy that reaches
Earth at a given place and time (most direct on the equator all year long which
causes warmer temperatures there)
Atmosphere: the air that surrounds Earth
Troposphere: our layer of the atmosphere, the layer closest to Earth's surface, all
life exists here, weather exists here too
Air Pressure: the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it (as you
go higher in altitude, air pressure decreases)
Air is made of: 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% of other gases
Weather: what the lower atmophere (or troposphere) is like at any given place or
time
Barometer: measures air pressure (an increase means high pressure, a decrease
means low pressure)
Anemometer: measures wind speed
Rain Gauge: measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen
Thermometer: measures the temperature of the atmosphere (Celcius or Farhenheit)
Weather Vane: shows the direction the wind in blowing
Hygrometer: measure the humidity in the air