Weather and Climate
The definition of weather is...
What is the current conditions of the atmosphere?
The 3 parts of the water cycle are...
What is evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
Heat transfer goes from...
What is hot to cold?
A thermometer measures...
What is air temperature?
A cold front's symbol on a weather map is ________ (color) and has _____________ (shape) on the line.
What is blue and triangles?
The definition of climate is...
What is the long-term weather patterns over 30+ years?
What is rain, sleet, snow and hail?
The 3 types of heat transfer are...
What is conduction, radiation, and convection?
A wind vane indicates...
What is the direction the wind is blowing from?
A _____________ front is a boundary between two fronts in which neither of them is strong enough to move the other.
What is a stationary front?
You see on the forecast that it is going to rain tomorrow. Is this weather or climate?
What is weather?
The step of the water cycle in which clouds form...
What is condensation?
What type of heat transfer happens through direct contact...
What is conduction?
A barometer measures...
What is air pressure?
Lines on a weather map showing areas of same pressure...
What is isobars?
A desert area gets less than 10 inches of rain per year. Does this describe the weather or the climate of the area?
What is the climate?
During evaporation, water goes from ________ to __________ (states of mater)...
What is from liquid to gas (water vapor)?
What type of heat transfer occurs through waves...
What is radiation?
An anemometer measures...
What is wind speed?
Weather usually moves from __________ to ___________.
What is west to east?
You notice it is unusually warm for 2 weeks in December. Is this weather or climate? Defend your answer.
What is weather? It is a short-term weather event. While it is a trend, it is not climate change because climate changes happen over years, and weather changes are weeks to even months long.
You see water droplets on the outside of a cold drink on a warm day. The part of the water cycle this represents is...
What is condensation?
The type of heat transfer that is responsible for weather patterns is...
What is convection?
A barometer shows a sudden drop in air pressure. The type of weather approaching is...
What is stormy or rainy weather?
You see a large blue "H" over your area. The type of weather you would expect to have is...
What is clear skies and calm weather?