GHOSTS
TRICK OR TREAT - WHAT FAMOUS MAGICIAN DIED ON HALLOWEEN?
CORRECT ANSWER = WIN 100 POINTS
WRONG ANSWER = LOSE 100 POINTS
HARRY HOUDINI
WHAT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE WARM AND COLD FRONTS IN THE WEATHER FORCAST ON THE VIDEO?
WARM HAD RAIN, COLD HAD SNOW
why does the east coast get more snow than the west coast?
due to prevailing winds that travel over a cold continent, the jet stream that brings in Arctic air
WHEN A COLD FRONT WITH SNOW MEETS A WARM FRONT WITH RAIN, WHAT FORM OF PRECIPITATION HAPPENS?
SLEET OR ICE
A __________ is a wind that consistently blows from a single general direction over a specific area.
prevailing wind
WHAT PRODUCES A WARM FRONT?
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
THE EXACT POINT WHERE A LATITUDE AND A LONGITUDE MEET IS CALLED A ____________.
confluence
WHAT HAS A LATITUDE OF 32.5232° N, AND A LONGITUDE OF 92.6379° W
RUSTON, LA
AIR TEMPERATURE TENDS TO _____________ THE HIGHER UP YOU GO.
DECREASE
SUNLIGHT ABSORBED AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE IS THE SOURCE OF ______________THAT WARMS THE AIR DIRECTLY ABOVE IT.
THERMAL ENERGY
HOW DO OCEANS AFFECT WHETHER A LOCATION GETS A LITTLE RAIN OR A LOT OF RAIN?
BY THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS EVAPORATED TO CREATE HUMIDITY.
WHICH CITY GETS MORE RAIN PER YEAR:
SEATTLE, BOSTON, PORTLAND, NEW YORK CITY?
RAIN - NOT PRECIPITATION
NEW YORK CITY GETS 50" OF RAIN,
WHILE PORTLAND GETS 44"
TRICK OR TREAT - what is the best selling halloween candy?
CORRECT ANSWER = WIN 300 POINTS
WRONG ANSWER = LOSE 300 POINTS
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
WHY IS LONG BEACH ABOUT 8 DEGREES COOLER THAN MYRTLE BEACH?
THE CALIFORNIA OCEAN CURRENT IS COOLER, AND PRODUCES LESS HUMIDITY THAN THE EAST COAST OCEAN CURRENT.
WHY DOES WEATHER AT THE EQUATOR GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH HEMISPHERES?
The Earth rotates faster at the equator than it does at the poles. When winds get past the equator zone, they slow down and turn toward the poles.
WHAT CAUSES HURRICANES TO SPIN ONE WAY IN THE NORTH HEMISHPERE, AND THE OPPOSITE WAY IN THE SOUTH HEMISPHERE?
THE CORIOLIS EFFECT, WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE SPIN OF THE EARTH.
WHY DO COASTAL AREAS GET MORE PRECIPITATION THAN AREAS FURTHER INLAND?
DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF HUMIDITY PRODUCED FROM OCEAN WATER EVAPORATING
A WARM, MOIST AIR MASS MEETS A COOLER DRY AIR MASS. WHAT MIGHT THEY PRODUCE TOGETHER OTHER THAN PRECIPITATION?
A TORNADO
WHEN A WARM, MOIST AIR MASS MEETS A COOL, MOIST AIR MASS, WHAT FORM OF PRECIPITATION COULD BE PRODUCED?
SLEET OR ICE
WHAT PRODUCES A COLD FRONT?
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
PARCELS OF AIR THAT ARE LESS DENSE THAN THE SURROUNDING AIR TEND TO __________.
RISE
HUMID AIR THAT COOLS OF CAN CAUSE WATER VAPOR TO ____________.
CONDENSE
RISING AIR PUSHES UP ON ______________ UNTIL THEY GROW HEAVY ENOUGH TO FALL.
WATER DROPLETS OR CRYSTALS
temperature differences, which causes warmer, less dense air to rise and cooler, denser air to sink, is called __________.
convection
TRICK OR TREAT - WHAT CARTOON CHARACTER BELIEVED IN THE GREAT PUMPKIN?
CORRECT ANSWER = WIN 500 POINTS
WRONG ANSWER = LOSE 500 POINTS
LINUS FROM THE CHARLIE BROWN HALLOWEEN