Clouds
25 questions / Clouds Severe Weather Front/Air Mass Facts Weather Tools RANDOM
What is from water vapor condensing
How do clouds form?
What is tornado
This has heavy winds swirling and can damage homes and cars
What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is snow, rain, hail, and sleet?
These are the four types of precipitation
What is cumulus, stratus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus
Name 4 types of clouds
A storm that forms over water with an eye that causes heavy wind and rain
What is a hurricane?
What is warm front
A curved red line with circles on it is the symbol for a ?
What is a thermometer
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
What is lousy, rainy weather
Low pressure days bring this kind of weather
What is cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is thunderstorm
This has rain thunder and lightening
What is happy weather that is sunny and dry
The weather forecast shows that there will be high pressure today, what kind of weather will it be?
What is a barometer
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
What are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
These are the four stages of the water cycle
What is Stratus
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky and lets you know rain is coming?
What is 65-75 mph
This is how fast a hurricane's wind speed can get
What is balance out?
What are high pressure and low pressure systems always trying to do?
What is a rain gauge
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is a meteorologist?
This is the name of the person who studies weather
What is warm air
Clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools
What is a blizzard
You would not be able to go outside because of the amount of snow from this storm
What is warm
Warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
What is a wind sock or a wind vane
Use this tool to measure the direction of the wind
What is 32oF and 212oF
These are the temperatures that water freezes and boils at?
25 questions / Atmosphere Weather Facts Air masses and fronts Wind Severe weather
What is troposphere?
Living things are found here?
What is water or moisture?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is an air mass?
What is a jet stream?
What is static energy?
What kind of energy is released with lightning.
What is the mesosphere?
The coldest level of the atmosphere?
What is condense?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is cold and dry?
Kind of weather you have with a high pressure air mass.
What is a prevailing wind?
The usual wind in a place.
What is "typhoon"?
What hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the ozone layer?
This is found in the stratosphere and protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapour in the air compared to how much it can hold in total.
What is cloudy?
Weather with a low pressure air mass.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The earth's rotation causes this - which causes wind to deflect to the side.
What is 400 km/hour?
Tornadoes can travel this fast.
What is stratosphere?
This is where planes fly?
What is a barometer?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a weather front?
This causes rain and storms.
What can slow down a local wind.
What are the tropics/ equator?
Cyclones take place in this part of the world.
What is thermosphere?
You will find the aurora borealis here.
What is altitude, temperature and humidity?
What is thermal energy?
What kind of energy is released when air masses collide?
What is to the southwest?
In what direction a northeasterly blows.
What is a "funnel"?
Tornadoes form this shape (begins with letter "f").
25 questions / Clouds Weather Facts Front Facts Weather Tools Severe weather
What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
25 questions / Clouds and Layers Weather Facts Fronts and Masses Facts Weather Tools Severe weather/gases
What is water vapor and dust particles?
These make up clouds
What is the Coriolis effect?
The Earth's rotation makes the wind curve.
What is are triangles?
The symbol for a cold front is a blue curved line with these shapes on it
What is a anemometer?
I measure the speed of wind
What are numbers?
The severity of a hurricane is ranked uses these on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
What is the troposphere?
We live in this atmospheric layer.
What is clear weather?
This symbol is shown on a weather map -
o
What is a warm front?
A curved red line with semi-circles on it is the symbol this type of weather.
What is a thermometer?
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me.
What is a hurricane?
I am a big storm that gets my energy from warm ocean waters.
What is the mesosphere?
This layer is where meteors burn up.
What is an ocean/sea breeze?
Warm air rises over the land, moves to the ocean/sea, then back to the land again.
What is maritime tropical?
mT
What is a barometer?
Use this to measure air pressure.
What is nitrogen?
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
What is stratus?
A type of cloud that appears as a low gray blanket covering the sky.
What are mountain and valley breezes?
Differences in temperature and elevation make this happen for local winds.
What is an air mass?
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
What is a rain gauge?
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is ozone?
The gas that has the ability to trap heat in the atmosphere.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
These clouds form and make big thunderstorms.
What is a storm surge or flooding?
During a hurricane, this produces most of the damage and can cause people to drown.
What is stationary front?
A pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other.
What is a meteorologist?
This person uses tools to predict the weather.
What is trapping heat??
This is the trait a gas has that contributes to the green house effect.
25 questions / Random Local Wind Front Facts Weather Global Wind
What is condensation.
What process of the water cycle forms clouds?
What is local geographic features (mountains, shoreline, etc.)
What causes local winds?
What is a front?
What is it called where two air masses meet?
What is a barometer.
What tool measures air pressure?
What is Coriolis Effect
The Earth's rotation causing wind to curve is called the?
What is the sun?
What powers the water cycle?
What is from land to sea. It occurs at night.
What direction does a land breeze blow? During the day or night?
What is warm front
A curved line with red half circles on it is the symbol for a ?
What is air pressure?
What is the force that pushes on air molecules?
What are the prevailing westerlies.
The global wind that affects the weather in the U.S.
What is precipitation.
rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of?
1. What is from the sea to land. 2. During the day.
1. What direction does a sea breeze blow. 2. Does a sea breeze occur during the day or night?
What is a cold front.
The weather forecast indicates that the weather will be turning cold very quickly with the chance of a tornado. What type of front would cause this?
What is wind.
Differences in air pressure would cause what?
What are the trade winds?
What global winds did sailors use for direction to sell goods?
1.What is wet (humid), dry, cold, and warm.
2. Dry and warm (desert)
1. What do the words maritime, continental, polar, and tropical mean?
2. Describe the continental tropical (cT) airmass.
what is differences in temperature and elevation.
Mountain and Valley breeze are caused by?
What is a stationary front.
This type of front brings many days of cloudy, wet weather.
What is weather?
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
What is East to West?
What direction does the Polar Easterlies blow?
What is cumulonimbus.
This cloud is large, dark and high in the sky. It is associated with bad weather such as thunderstorms.
Warm air rises at the equator (low pressure). Cold air sinks at the poles (high pressure).
What causes differences in air pressure around the world?
What is warm front.
warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
What is an air mass?
a large body of air with similar temperature, humidity and air pressure that forms over land or water.
What is a jet stream
Narrow bands of winds at the top of the troposphere and the bottom of the stratosphere that can reach high wind speeds of 400km/hr are
25 questions / Atmosphere Weather Facts Air masses and fronts Wind Severe weather
What is troposphere?
Living things are found here?
What is water or moisture?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is an air mass?
What is a jet stream?
What is static energy?
What kind of energy is released with lightning.
What is the mesosphere?
The coldest level of the atmosphere?
What is condense?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is cold and dry?
Kind of weather you have with a high pressure air mass.
What is a prevailing wind?
The usual wind in a place.
What is "typhoon"?
What hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the ozone layer?
This is found in the stratosphere and protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapour in the air compared to how much it can hold in total.
What is cloudy?
Weather with a low pressure air mass.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The earth's rotation causes this - which causes wind to deflect to the side.
What is 400 km/hour?
Tornadoes can travel this fast.
What is stratosphere?
This is where planes fly?
What is a barometer?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a weather front?
This causes rain and storms.
What can slow down a local wind.
What are the tropics/ equator?
Cyclones take place in this part of the world.
What is thermosphere?
You will find the aurora borealis here.
What is altitude, temperature and humidity?
What is thermal energy?
What kind of energy is released when air masses collide?
What is to the southwest?
In what direction a northeasterly blows.
What is a "funnel"?
Tornadoes form this shape (begins with letter "f").
25 questions / Atmosphere Weather Facts Air masses and fronts Wind Severe weather
What is troposphere?
Living things are found here?
What is water or moisture?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is an air mass?
What is a jet stream?
What is static energy?
What kind of energy is released with lightning.
What is the mesosphere?
The coldest level of the atmosphere?
What is condense?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is cold and dry?
Kind of weather you have with a high pressure air mass.
What is a prevailing wind?
The usual wind in a place.
What is "typhoon"?
What hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the ozone layer?
This is found in the stratosphere and protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapour in the air compared to how much it can hold in total.
What is cloudy?
Weather with a low pressure air mass.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The earth's rotation causes this - which causes wind to deflect to the side.
What is 400 km/hour?
Tornadoes can travel this fast.
What is stratosphere?
This is where planes fly?
What is a barometer?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a weather front?
This causes rain and storms.
What can slow down a local wind.
What are the tropics/ equator?
Cyclones take place in this part of the world.
What is thermosphere?
You will find the aurora borealis here.
What is altitude, temperature and humidity?
What is thermal energy?
What kind of energy is released when air masses collide?
What is to the southwest?
In what direction a northeasterly blows.
What is a "funnel"?
Tornadoes form this shape (begins with letter "f").
25 questions / Clouds Weather Facts Front Facts Weather Tools Weather Patterns
What is water and dust particles
Clouds are made of?
What is a triangle
The shape used for a cold front
What is a thermometer
A tool used to measure the temperature of air
What is west to east
The direction that weather patterns move in the United States?
What is cumulous, stratus and cirrus
3 types of clouds
What is temperature
This determines what type of precipitation will fall
What is the symbol for a warm front
A curved red line with semi circles on it
What is an wind sock or weather vane
A tool used to measure the direction of the wind
What is the Coriolis Effect
Winds that appear to move clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere
What is cirrus
A wispy and feathery type of cloud made of ice crystals
What is cloudy skies and rainy weather
The type of weather you get when a cold front meets a warm front
What is an anemometer
A tool used to measure the direction of the wind
What is warm and moist
An air mass over a tropical ocean (would be)
What is Stratus
A cloud that appears as a blanket covering the sky?
What is an occluded front
The type of front that forms when three air masses of different temperatures meet
What is a barometer
A tool used to measure the air pressure
What is a hurricane
A swirling storm that produces high winds and rain that forms over warm ocean water
What is a meteorologist
Someone who studies weather
fronts bring the weather that is behind them
How do meteorologists know what weather is coming by looking at a front
What is a weather balloon
Multiple weather tools are sent to the stratosphere with this
What is the jet stream
25 questions / Clouds Weather Facts Front Facts Weather Tools Water Facts
water and dust particles
What are clouds made of?
water or moisture
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
3/4
What franction of the Earth´s surface is covered by water?
cumulus, stratus and cirrus
Name 3 types of clouds
rain
When clouds become saturated it begins to
warm front
A curved blue line with semi cirlcles on it is the symbol for a ?
a thermometer
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
In the oceans.
Where is most of the Earth's water found?
cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
precipitation
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
cloudy skies and rainy weather
The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?
a barometer
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
2/100
What fraction of the Earth's water is frozen?
Stratus
what type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
lightning
Electrical charges in clouds can produce
heavy rains or violent thunderstorms
As a result of a cold front, this kind of weather will be sure to follow
a rain gauge
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
Pacific Ocean
What is the largest ocean called?
warm air
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
meteorologist
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
warm
warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
wind vane
Shows the direction from which the wind is blowing
1/100
What fraction of the Earth's water is usable?
25 questions / Clouds and Layers Weather Facts Fronts and Masses Facts Weather Tools Severe weather/gases
What is water vapor and dust particles?
These make up clouds
What is the Coriolis effect?
The Earth's rotation makes the wind curve.
What is are triangles?
The symbol for a cold front is a blue curved line with these shapes on it
What is a anemometer?
I measure the speed of wind
What are numbers?
The severity of a hurricane is ranked uses these on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
What is the troposphere?
We live in this atmospheric layer.
Temperature ?
In an airplane, as the altitude increases, the ______ dereases. o
What is a warm front?
A curved red line with semi-circles on it is the symbol this type of weather.
What is a thermometer?
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me.
What is a hurricane?
I am a big storm that gets my energy from warm ocean waters.
What is the mesosphere?
This layer is where meteors burn up.
What is an ocean/sea breeze?
Warm air rises over the land, moves to the ocean/sea, then back to the land again.
What is an air mass?
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
What is a barometer?
Use this to measure air pressure.
What is nitrogen?
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
What is stratus?
A type of cloud that appears as a low gray blanket covering the sky.
What is the Lapse rate ?
Causes a decrease in temperature decrease as the altitude increases.
What are Weather Air Mass Type Designations
mT cP
What is a rain gauge?
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is CO2?
And others
The gas that has the ability to trap heat in the atmosphere.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
These clouds form and make big thunderstorms.
What is a storm surge or flooding?
During a hurricane, this produces most of the damage and deaths.
What is stationary front?
A pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other.
What is a meteorologist?
This person uses tools to predict the weather.
What is Water Vapor ?
This is the gas has that has the greatest contribution to the green house effect.
25 questions / Clouds Severe Weather Front/Air Mass Facts Weather Tools RANDOM
What is from water vapor condensing
How do clouds form?
What is tornado
This has heavy winds swirling and can damage homes and cars
What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is snow, rain, hail, and sleet?
These are the four types of precipitation
What is cumulus, stratus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus
Name 4 types of clouds
A storm that forms over water with an eye that causes heavy wind and rain
What is a hurricane?
What is warm front
A curved red line with circles on it is the symbol for a ?
What is a thermometer
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
What is lousy, rainy weather
Low pressure days bring this kind of weather
What is cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is thunderstorm
This has rain thunder and lightening
What is happy weather that is sunny and dry
The weather forecast shows that there will be high pressure today, what kind of weather will it be?
What is a barometer
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
What are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
These are the four stages of the water cycle
What is Stratus
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky and lets you know rain is coming?
What is 65-75 mph
This is how fast a hurricane's wind speed can get
What is balance out?
What are high pressure and low pressure systems always trying to do?
What is a rain gauge
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is a meteorologist?
This is the name of the person who studies weather
What is warm air
Clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools
What is a blizzard
You would not be able to go outside because of the amount of snow from this storm
What is warm
Warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
What is a wind sock or a wind vane
Use this tool to measure the direction of the wind
What is 32oF and 212oF
These are the temperatures that water freezes and boils at?
25 questions / Clouds Severe Weather Front/Air Mass Facts Weather Tools RANDOM
What is from water vapor condensing
How do clouds form?
What is tornado
This has heavy winds swirling and can damage homes and cars
What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is snow, rain, hail, and sleet?
These are the four types of precipitation
What is cumulus, stratus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus
Name 4 types of clouds
A storm that forms over water with an eye that causes heavy wind and rain
What is a hurricane?
What is warm front
A curved red line with circles on it is the symbol for a ?
What is a thermometer
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
What is lousy, rainy weather
Low pressure days bring this kind of weather
What is cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is thunderstorm
This has rain thunder and lightening
What is happy weather that is sunny and dry
The weather forecast shows that there will be high pressure today, what kind of weather will it be?
What is a barometer
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
What are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection
These are the four stages of the water cycle
What is Stratus
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky and lets you know rain is coming?
What is 65-75 mph
This is how fast a hurricane's wind speed can get
What is balance out?
What are high pressure and low pressure systems always trying to do?
What is a rain gauge
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is a meteorologist?
This is the name of the person who studies weather
What is warm air
Clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools
What is a blizzard
You would not be able to go outside because of the amount of snow from this storm
What is warm
Warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
What is a wind sock or a wind vane
Use this tool to measure the direction of the wind
What is 32oF and 212oF
These are the temperatures that water freezes and boils at?
25 questions / Clouds and Layers Weather Facts Fronts and Masses Facts Weather Tools Severe weather/gases
What is water vapor and dust particles?
These make up clouds
What is the Coriolis effect?
The Earth's rotation makes the wind curve.
What is are triangles?
The symbol for a cold front is a blue curved line with these shapes on it
What is a anemometer?
I measure the speed of wind
What are numbers?
The severity of a hurricane is ranked uses these on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
What is the troposphere?
We live in this atmospheric layer.
What is clear weather?
This symbol is shown on a weather map -
o
What is a warm front?
A curved red line with semi-circles on it is the symbol this type of weather.
What is a thermometer?
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me.
What is a hurricane?
I am a big storm that gets my energy from warm ocean waters.
What is the mesosphere?
This layer is where meteors burn up.
What is an ocean/sea breeze?
Warm air rises over the land, moves to the ocean/sea, then back to the land again.
What is maritime tropical?
mT
What is a barometer?
Use this to measure air pressure.
What is nitrogen?
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
What is stratus?
A type of cloud that appears as a low gray blanket covering the sky.
What are mountain and valley breezes?
Differences in temperature and elevation make this happen for local winds.
What is an air mass?
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
What is a rain gauge?
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is ozone?
The gas that has the ability to trap heat in the atmosphere.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
These clouds form and make big thunderstorms.
What is a storm surge or flooding?
During a hurricane, this produces most of the damage and can cause people to drown.
What is stationary front?
A pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other.
What is a meteorologist?
This person uses tools to predict the weather.
What is trapping heat??
This is the trait a gas has that contributes to the green house effect.
25 questions / Clouds Radar Space General Meteorology Severe
water and dust particles
What clouds are made of
Doppler Radar
solar flare
El niño
Spanish for the niño
Blizzard
weather event categorized by falling or blowing snow, 30+ kt winds, 1/4m visibility and lasts for at least 3 hours
Cirrus
Clouds composed of ice crystals
speed of light 3 x 10^8 m/s
Speed at which radar signals travel
Interplanetary medium
Term to describe the area between the sun and the earth
Rotation and Revolution
The factors that affect the earth's seasonal variation and angle of incidence of the incoming solar radiation
Tornado
destructive vortex with the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud beneath a large storm system
Cumulus
puffy fair weather cloud
pulse length
The amount of time the radar takes to transmit one pulse
Solar wind
Continual outward flow of charged particles from the sun
What is wind.
Differences in air pressure would cause what?
Fujita scale
scale that uses damage to structures to estimate wind speed of tornadoes
fog
cloud formed at the surface
3cm
The wavelength best used for detection of light to moderate rain
solar maximum
Time when solar bursts are most common
unequal heating of the earth
the driving factor in earth's large scale atmospheric circulations
flash flood
What is cumulonimbus.
This cloud is large, dark and high in the sky. It is associated with bad weather such as thunderstorms.
azimuth resolution
The ability of the radar to distinguish between two targets at the same range and approximately the same direction of the radar
3.85 x 10^26 watts
amount of energy manufactured by the sun per second
pressure gradient force against coriolis force and centrifugal face
the balance of these forces causes cyclonic circulation in the northern hemisphere
3/4 in hail and 50kt+ winds
elements of severe thunderstorm
25 questions / Atmosphere Weather Facts Air masses and fronts Wind Severe weather
What is troposphere?
Living things are found here?
What is water or moisture?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is an air mass?
What is a jet stream?
What is static energy?
What kind of energy is released with lightning.
What is the mesosphere?
The coldest level of the atmosphere?
What is condense?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is cold and dry?
Kind of weather you have with a high pressure air mass.
What is a prevailing wind?
The usual wind in a place.
What is "typhoon"?
What hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the ozone layer?
This is found in the stratosphere and protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapour in the air compared to how much it can hold in total.
What is cloudy?
Weather with a low pressure air mass.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The earth's rotation causes this - which causes wind to deflect to the side.
What is 400 km/hour?
Tornadoes can travel this fast.
What is stratosphere?
This is where planes fly?
What is a barometer?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a weather front?
This causes rain and storms.
What can slow down a local wind.
What are the tropics/ equator?
Cyclones take place in this part of the world.
What is thermosphere?
You will find the aurora borealis here.
What is altitude, temperature and humidity?
What is thermal energy?
What kind of energy is released when air masses collide?
What is to the southwest?
In what direction a northeasterly blows.
What is a "funnel"?
Tornadoes form this shape (begins with letter "f").
25 questions / Atmosphere Weather Facts Air masses and fronts Wind Severe weather
What is troposphere?
Living things are found here?
What is water or moisture?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is an air mass?
What is a jet stream?
What is static energy?
What kind of energy is released with lightning.
What is the mesosphere?
The coldest level of the atmosphere?
What is condense?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is cold and dry?
Kind of weather you have with a high pressure air mass.
What is a prevailing wind?
The usual wind in a place.
What is "typhoon"?
What hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the ozone layer?
This is found in the stratosphere and protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapour in the air compared to how much it can hold in total.
What is cloudy?
Weather with a low pressure air mass.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The earth's rotation causes this - which causes wind to deflect to the side.
What is 400 km/hour?
Tornadoes can travel this fast.
What is stratosphere?
This is where planes fly?
What is a barometer?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a weather front?
This causes rain and storms.
What can slow down a local wind.
What are the tropics/ equator?
Cyclones take place in this part of the world.
What is thermosphere?
You will find the aurora borealis here.
What is altitude, temperature and humidity?
What is thermal energy?
What kind of energy is released when air masses collide?
What is to the southwest?
In what direction a northeasterly blows.
What is a "funnel"?
Tornadoes form this shape (begins with letter "f").
25 questions / Clouds Severe Weather Front Facts Weather Tools Weather Patterns
What is tornado
This has heavy winds and can damage homes and cars
What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is west to east
In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?
What is Hurricane
This can flood homes due to heavy winds and rain
What is warm front
A curved red line with semi cirlcles on it is the symbol for a ?
What are continental polar
Which winds are most responsible for the cold weather that occurs in North Carolina during the winter?
What is cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is thunderstorm
This has rain thunder and lightening
What is cloudy skies and rainy weather
The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?
What are the prevailing westerlies
How do air masses move across the United States?
What is Tornado
You should take cover in a ditch or basement for this type of storm
What is heavy rains or violent thunderstorms
As a result of a cold front, this kind of weather will be sure to follow
What are hot and dry
Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?
What is a hurricane
You should move inland and board up your windows during this type of storm
What is warm
warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front
What is a hygrometer
Use this tool to measure the humidity in the air
What is a jet stream
It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.
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What is water particles
What are clouds made of?
What is the water cycle
Nature's way of recycling water
What is thunderstorm
Most common type of storm
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is west to east
In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?
What is cumulonimbus
what type of cloud brings rain and lightning
What is rain
When clouds become too heavy it begins to
What is tornado
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
What is a thermometer
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
What is weather
The weather over a short period of time
What is cumulus
What type of cloud is fluffy and white
What is precipitation
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
What is hurricane
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a wind vein
Use me to see in which direction the weather is blowing
What is climate
The weather over a long period of time
What is Stratus
what type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
What is lightning
Electrical charges in clouds can produce
What is flood
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What is a rain gauge
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is because they are spread out across the sky.
Why do stratonimbus clouds bring a storm that lasts all day?
What is warm air
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
What is a meteorologist
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
What is typhoon
What is a hygrometer
Use this tool to measure the humidity in the air
What is cold
What type of climate does North America have during the winter?
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What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is west to east
In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?
What are prevailing westerlies
Which winds are most responsible for the cold weather that occurs in North Carolina during the winter?
What is cloudy skies and rainy weather
The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?
What are the prevailing westerlies
How do air masses move across the United States?
What is weather
What are hot and dry
Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?
What is warm
warm air mass meets and slides over a cold air mass during this kind of front
What is a hygrometer
Use this tool to measure the humidity in the air
What is a jet stream
It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.
25 questions / Clouds Atmosphere Wind Climate Land and Water
Condensed water particles
What are clouds made of?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
What are the TWO most abundant chemicals in the atmosphere?
The earth rotates on its axis.
Why do winds not flow in a STRAIGHT line?
high to low
Pressure always flows from ____ to _____ pressure.
Land
Which heats and cools faster: Land or Water?
What is cumulous, stratus and cirrus
Name 3 types of clouds
Carbon Dioxide
Which trace gas is the most abundant and can contribute most to global warming?
equator; poles
Warm air rises at the ______ and sinks at the _______.
temperate
Moderate temperatures are characteristics of what climate zone?
During the day, the land heats up _______ the water, so a breeze will blow from the sea to the land, called a sea breeze.
What is cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
stratosphere
The ___ contains most of the ozone of the atmosphere.
equator; poles
Warm air rises at the ______ and sinks at the _______.
The lower the latitude, the warmer the region becomes. The higher the latitude, the colder the area becomes. The relationship is inverse (opposite).
What is the relationship between temperature and latitude?
areas near water
What area of Earth experiences the least amount of temperature variation or change during a year?
What is Stratus
what type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
Thermosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest, yet feels the coldest to us?
East
In what direction (N,S,W,E) would an object in Earth's atmosphere be deflected as a result of Earth's rotation in the Southern Hemisphere?
temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation and cloudiness
What are FOUR of the SIX factors of weather?
Bismark
Which city, Bismark, North Dakota or Seattle, Washington would have a HIGHER difference between day and night temperatures?
cumulous
Which clouds do you make shapes out of on a SUNNY day?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
List the layers of the atmosphere from the bottom to the top.
Unequal heating of the air particles (high pressure vs. low pressure) and the rotation of Earth on its axis.
Describe the two reason why wind blows on our Earth. (two reasons for the Coriolis effect)
Higher; ensue; site; sceen
Finish the Sioux City weather ball slogan:
Red as fire – the temperature is going _______.
Blue – colder weather will ________. White – precipitation is in ______. Green – forecast says no change in ______.
The city near land would have a larger temperature difference from day to night and the city near water would have less of a temperature difference from day to night.
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What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is a tornado
A violent whirling column of air in contact with the ground is a ?
What is stationary front
Cloudy skies and light rain are found along a ?
What is Tornado Alley
The central United States, from Nebraska to Texas is ?
What is warmer and more humid
The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?
What is a hurricane
An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h is a ?
What is showers or violent thunderstorms
As a result of a cold front, this kind of weather will be sure to follow
What is a blizzard
A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow is a ?
What is a psychrometer
Use this tool to measure the relative humidity in the air
What is a thunderstorm
Also known as electrical storms because of their lightning
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What is troposphere?
Living things are found here
What is water or moisture?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air.
What is an air mass?
What is a jet stream?
What is static energy?
The kind of energy is released with lightning.
What is the mesosphere?
The coldest level of the atmosphere?
What is condense?
When air rises, water vapour in the air will do this.
What is cold and dry?
Kind of weather you have with a high pressure air mass.
What is a prevailing wind?
The usual wind in a place.
What is "typhoon"?
What hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the ozone layer?
This is found in the stratosphere and protects us from harmful UV rays.
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapour in the air compared to how much it can hold in total.
What is cloudy?
Weather with a low pressure air mass.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The earth's rotation causes this - which causes wind to deflect to the side.
What is 300 mph?
highest recorded wind speed inside a tornado
What is stratosphere?
This is where planes fly
What is a barometer?
This is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a weather front?
This causes rain and storms.
What can slow down a local wind.
What are the tropics/ equator?
Cyclones take place in this part of the world.
What is thermosphere?
You will find the aurora borealis here.
What is altitude, temperature and humidity?
What is thermal energy?
What kind of energy is released when air masses collide?
What is to the southwest?
The direction a northeasterly blows.
What is a "funnel"?
Tornadoes form this shape
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What is water and dust particles 222
What are clouds made of?
What is triangle
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it
What is anemometer
I measure the speed of wind
What is cumulous, stratus and cirrus
Name 3 types of clouds
What is cirrus
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is warm air
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
What is Japan
Which country would most likely be affected by a typhoon?
25 questions / Clouds Storms Hurricanes Twisters Weather Facts
Water/Dust
What are clouds made of?
What is water or moisture
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
Warm Water
Hurricanes develop over what kind of water?
The Fujita Scale
Tornadoes are measured by this scale-
Heat?
A thermometer is used to measure what?
Cumulonimbus Cloud/Supercell/Thunderhead Cloud
This is the name of a storm cloud!
Rain
When clouds become saturated it begins to
Land.
Hurricanes lose their force when they move on to-
Waterspout
This is the name of a tornado when it's over a large mass of water?
The wind speed.
An Anemometer is tool used to measure what?
Fog/Mist
This can blanket the valley floor and also cause foggy day delays
precipitation
The scientific term for rain coming down is called?
Coastal Regions.
Hurricanes are mostly dangerous in these regions?
F-5 Meaning the largest on scale.
What is the largest scale that tornadoes can reach?
The pressure in the atmosphere.
What does a Barometer measure?
In the Ocean.
Where do clouds most commonly form?
Tornado/Twister
Hurricanes can also create these dangerous whirlwinds
Funnel Cloud.
You will see this form before the tornado touches the ground?
Water.
A Cubic mile of ordinary fog can carry less then a gallon of?
Warm Air
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
A Thunderstorm.
A Supercell is a scientific way of saying?
June/The Summer Time.
When does Hurricane Season mainly Start?
Tornado Alley.
This is the common nickname for the middle part of the United States that is constantly struck by tornadoes?
A Meteorologist
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called?