Clouds
Name three types of clouds
What is cumulus, stratus and cirrus?
From the earth to the exosphere, where space begins, the main layers in our atmosphere are what?
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
As a result of a cold front, this kind of weather will be sure to follow
What is heavy rains or violent thunderstorms?
What is Precipitation?
What direction is the wind coming from on this weather station?
What is north-west?
What term is given to a cloud that touches the ground?
What is fog?
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest, with temperatures dropping below -90° C?
What is the mesosphere?
True or false: When air is warmed by the ground the warm air becomes less dense and is pushed upward.
What is true?
True or false, underground water reserves are an example of surface water runoff?
What is false?
What weather condition will occur if a low pressure tropical storm forms over water?
What is hurricanes?
The word "Nimbus" is added to a cloud name to indicate what weather condition?
What is rain (or precipitation)?
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
What is a meteorologist?
A curved blue line with semi cirlcles on it is the symbol for a?
What is a warm front?
What is Condensation?
If the temperature was above 80 F and there was 90% humidity would you feel hot and sticky or hot and dry?
What is hot and sticky?
Which thin, wispy clouds are known in weather lore as a sign that a warm front (and rain) is approaching in a day or two?
What are cirrus clouds?
Which atmospheric layer contains almost all of Earth's weather, clouds, and storms?
What is a troposphere?
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it.
What is triangle?
Water that comes from plants and is then released into the air as water vapor is called ______.
What is transpiration?
In which direction do tropical weather systems - like hurricanes - move?
What is east to west?
What are rainless clouds sometimes playfully called by scientists?
What are Dead clouds?
In which layer is the protective ozone layer located, causing temperatures to actually increase with altitude?
What is the stratosphere?
A warm air mass and a cold air mass push toward each other but neither move in this type of front
What is a stationary front?
As part of the water cycle, water in lakes and rivers changes to water vapor through what process?
What is evaporation?
What is the scale used to measure the strength of hurricanes?
what is the Sariff-Simpson Scale?