Elements of Weather
What are the four primary types of Precipitation?
Rain, sleet, hail, snow
What front is this? When two fronts stop meet and stop moving. Often causes showers over many days.
Stationary Front
This is an electric discharge that occurs between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area. It is usually followed by a rapid expansion and collapse of air.
Lightning
Which of the following hazards is a circular depression that forms when rock dissolves, when overlying sediment fills in an existing cavity, or when the roof of an underground cavern or mine collapses?
A Sinkhole
Ocean currents influence the weather. Which ocean current directly affects the weather in Florida?
Gulf stream
Many factors affect visibility. What would you claim would most affects visibility?
Fog
What is main role of plants in the water cycle?
Transpiration/ They release water vapor into the air.
When a hurricane or large storms moves into a coastal area, it pushes a huge mass of ocean water on shore. This mass of water is known as what?
Storm Surge
Thunderstorms in Florida are commonly accompanied by lightning, hail, high winds, and heavy rains. Which of the following effects is most likely to be caused by lightning?
Wildfires
Many factors are used to determine the climate of an area. What are the two pieces of evidence that determine climate?
Temperature and precipitation
Water changes state, the water either absorbs or releases energy. Which is a process that releases energy?
water freezing
Imagine that you hear the following weather report: “Florida is sweltering in summerlike heat and humidity ahead of a cold front that promises to bring down polar air from Canada and cool down the state next week.” What is a front?
A boundary between two air masses with usually different temperature
Lightning can be very dangerous. It can cause death if it strikes a person or animal. What exactly is lightning?
A sudden discharge of static electricity
Certain places in the United States occasionally experience weather events caused by violently rotating columns of air stretching from a cloud to the ground. What are such weather events called?
A Tornado
The topography of an area can affect the climate of that area. What could be part of the topography of a place?
A mountain
Earth’s atmosphere pushes on its surface. Which of the following is a measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface?
Air Pressure
What type of weather occurs with a low-pressure system?
Storms may occur
Ava is a meteorologist. She is using a tool that measures air pressure. What is the name of the tool Ava is using?
Barometer
Most of Florida is no more than about 50 m above sea level. Jailah hears on a news report that there is a chance of severe flooding in her area. Jailah lives in a low-lying area. What may be her best course of action?
Evacuate
Tyler grows plants in a container called a terrarium. He keeps the terrarium on a sunny windowsill. The terrarium Is closed, so Tyler cannot add water to the plants. However, the plants have enough water to grow. Which best explains why the plants always have enough water?
Energy from the sun cycles water through the soil, the, plants, and the air.
Jeremy drew a diagram to show how rain water can be returned to the ocean. What is the correct term for the movement of water from the surface of earth to the groundwater?
Infiltration
A low-pressure system is an area where air masses come together and rise. What happens to this rising air mass in a low-pressure system?
The air absorbs moisture
For a tropical storm to be called a hurricane, the storm must have strong, sustained winds. What is the minimum wind speed a storm must have to be classified as a hurricane?
120 km/hr
What are the five hazards of a dangerous thunderstorm?
Heavy rain, flash floods, hail, lighting, high wind speeds/tornados
As many as 15 tropical storms and hurricanes have happened in Florida each season during recent years. Based on this evidence, why are hurricanes so common in Florida?
Florida is located near warm oceans and has flat topography that is vulnerable to the full force of winds and storm surges.