Head in the Clouds
Put Your Wind Socks On!
We'll Weather the Weather, HEAD ON!
Snoooow on the Water
This Climate Ain't what it Used to Be!
100
What 2 parts of the water cycle must occur for clouds to form?
Evaporation & Condensation
100
What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?
Meteorologist
100
Weather conditions are created when two air masses of differing what meet?
Temperature
100
TRUE or FALSE: The average snowfall in Michigan cities has gone beyond 100 inches.
TRUE
100
What term describes the general precipitation, temperature, and atmosphere conditions in an area?
Weather OR Climate?
Climate
200
Clouds that produce precipitation are labeled with this prefix or suffix.
(____o-stratus OR Strato-_____)
"Nimbo-" or "-Nimbus"
200
This common weather instrument used to contain the toxic element, mercury.
Thermometer
200
What weather front is defined by a warm and cold air masses meeting and not moving?
Stationary Front
200
What is the name for the areas of Michigan that get the most snow?
Snowbelts
200
TRUE OR FALSE: An interglacial period is when the Earth does not have much ice covering its surface.
TRUE
300
What are the 3 main shapes for clouds?
Cirrus, Cumulus, & Stratus
300
What 2 instruments are both used only to measure wind?
Anemometer & Windsock
300
A Maritime Tropical air mass are defined by what type of air?
Moist & Warm Air
300
Cold winds called continental polar air masses are coming from this region.
Canada
300
A student decides to carpool with their friend instead of taking their own car.
Are carbon dioxide emissions increasing or decreasing because of this decision?
Decreasing
They are taking only 1 car to school, instead of 2 - reducing the amount of CO2 produced by vehicles.
400
These types of clouds are commonly referred to as "wall clouds"
Cumulo-Nimbus
400
A TV weatherperson wants to let their audience know if the day will be warm and muggy or warm and dry.
What instrument would they use?
Hygrometer
400
This weather front is drawn on a map with both spikes and bumps.
Occluded Front
400
TRUE or FALSE: The snow lake effect occurs due to warmer land and colder lake water
FALSE.. it is due to warmer lake water and cooler land.
400
What are the two main greenhouse gases?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) & Methane (CH4)
500
What type of cloud would be described as "long & strait and found at a medium height in the sky"
Altostratus
500
A weather balloon measures these 3 weather conditions.
(must have all 3 correct)
Temperature, Wind Speed, Air Pressure
500
Along a weather front, what type of air is forces upwards?
A) The wettest air
B) Warmer, less dense air
C) The fastest moving air
D) The driest air
B) Warmer, less dense air
500
Would lake effect snow occur if the lakes in Michigan were frozen over?
NO... no water would evaporate from the lake to form clouds.
500
This term describes when land is no longer farmable and rich in nutrients, instead being dry and arid.
Desertification