Question

the elements of the weather
weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place. it is a combination of temperature, winds, moisture and pressure. these are called the elements of weather because they are the factors that form weather.
heat and temperature affect weather. the temperature of the air is important because the heat energy within the atmosphere generates all the earths weather processes.
the molecules in a substance are constantly in motion. this means that molecules possess energy. heat is the total energy of motion of all the molecules in a substance. temperature is the measure of that molecular motion on a scale devised by scientists. the scale is commonly called a thermometer.
how a thermometer works
when you look at a regular outside bulb thermometer, youll see a thin red or silver line that grows longer when it is hotter. the line goes down in cold weather.
this liquid is sometimes colored alcohol but can also be a metallic liquid called mercury. both mercury and alcohol grow bigger when heated and smaller when cooled. inside the glass tube of a thermometer, the liquid has no place to go but up when the temperature is hot and down when the temperature is cold.
numbers are placed alongside the glass tube that mark the temperature when the line is at that point.
fill in the blank.

1. weather is a combination of _, _, _, and _.
2. _ is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
3. the _ of the air is important because the heat energy within the atmosphere generates all the earths weather processes.
4. _ is the total energy of motion of all the molecules in a substance.
5. _ is the measure of that molecular motion on a scale devised by scientists.

Explanation:

1. The text states "It is a combination of temperature, winds, moisture and pressure."
2. The first - sentence defines weather as "the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place".
3. "The temperature of the air is important because the heat energy within the atmosphere generates all the Earth's weather processes."
4. "Heat is the total energy of motion of all the molecules in a substance."
5. "Temperature is the measure of that molecular motion on a scale devised by scientists."

Answer:

1. temperature, winds, moisture, pressure
2. Weather
3. temperature
4. Heat
5. Temperature