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3. 100 200 400 300 400 Vocab 1Vocab 2Vocab 3Fill it in 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 The measure of height above the Earth’s surface. What is altitude?

5. 1,2 A scientist who specializes in the study of Earth’s atmosphere and weather What is meteorologist?

6. 1,3 A long period without rain, or with very little rain. What is a drought?

7. 1,4 The average weather conditions of a place or a region. What is climate?

8. 2,1 Any storm with a low pressure closure that causes a circular patterns of winds to form. What is a cyclone?

9. 2,2 The ongoing movement of ocean water. What is a current?

10. 2,3 The layer of gases closest to the Earth. What is the troposphere?

11. 2,4 Air that flows in a loop caused by differences in temperature and pressure. What is a convection current?

12. 3,1 A tool used to measure air pressure. What is a barometer?

13. 3,2 A type of breeze that moves from the sea behind you to the land in front of you. What is a sea breeze?

14. 3,3 A bulge of water in the ocean. What is a storm surge?

15. 3,4 These move heat and water around Earth. What are currents?

16. 4,1 Oceans help to keep the ________ on Earth moderate. What is temperature?

17. 4,2 In North America, warm and cold fronts tend to move ______ to _______. What is west to east?

18. 4,3 As you rise in altitude, the air pressure __________. What is decreases?

19. 4,4 Ship’s captains used _______ ________ to move across the oceans. What are global winds?

20. 5,1 Areas of ______ pressure move toward areas f _______ pressure What is high to low?

21. 5,2 The land heats up more _________ than the sea. What is quickly?

22. 5,3 The gases in the air attracted to the Earth by gravity form layers called the ______________. What is atmosphere?

23. 5,4 Intense seasonal winds or __________ bring a lot of rain which can cause flooding. What are monsoons?