Weather Factors
Precipitation
Instruments
Water Cycle
Which Is Better
100
Air has mass which causes air to have what?
Pressure
100
Name at least three kinds of precipitation.
Two of the following: rain sleet freezing rain snow hail
100
Name the instrument that measures wind speed.
Anemometer
100
Explain evaporation.
Evaporation is the process of liquid water turning into water vapor.
100
Maryland or Alabama
Maryland
200
Define temperature. Think about your animation.
Temperature is the average amount of motion energy in the molecules of a substance.
200
What is precipitation.
Precipitation is water that falls from the sky.
200
identify the instrument that measures air pressure.
Barometer
200
What are the three main parts of the water cycle?
Condensation, precipitation, evaporation.
200
Cats or Dogs
Dogs
300
What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air.
Humidity
300
What is the difference between hail and sleet?
Sleet is ice pellets less than 5 mm in diameter. Hail is ice pellets greater than 5 mm.
300
The hygrometer and the psychrometer are instruments that measure what?
Humidity
300
Explain condensation and identify one thing that can form as a result of that process.
Condensation is the process of water vapor cooling and turning into liquid water. Clouds, fog, and snow are examples of things that can be formed as a result of condensation.
300
Cherry Pie or Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie
400
Explain wind and describe what causes it.
Wind is the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. It is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth.
400
How is snow formed?
Snow is formed when water vapor condenses straight to ice crystals.
400
Identify the instrument that we use to measure temperature and the two scales most commonly found on the tool.
Thermometer. Celsius and Fahrenheit
400
Where does the water cycle begin? Where does it end?
The water cycle has no beginning or end, it is a continuous cycle in which water travels.
400
M & M's or Reece's Pieces?
Reeces's Pieces
500
Which heats up (and cools down) faster - water or soil? Explain how you know in a complete sentence.
Any acceptable answer.
500
Describe the difference between freezing rain and sleet.
Freezing rain is rain that freezes when it comes in contact with a cold surface while sleet is ice pellets less than 5 mm, that fall from the sky.
500
Diagram an anemometer and describe how it works.
Any acceptable answer.
500
Completely diagram the water cycle with labels.
Any acceptable answer.
500
Coke or Pepsi
Coke
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