Weather or Climate?
Climate Change
Weather and Fronts
Water Cycle
Random
100
Tomorrow will be sunny
Weather
100
What is the number one human cause for climate change?
Burning of fossil fuels.
100
A body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and pressure.
Air mass
100
When water heats up it evaporates into the atmosphere and cools and collects in ________.
clouds
100
What phase change is a gas to a solid?
deposition (think frost forming quickly on a window)
200
This winter was very cold! So much for climate change..
Weather
200
What are 3 pieces of evidence that support climate change?
Temperatures are rising
Sea level is rising
Arctic Ice is melting
Ocean temps are rising
More extreme weather
Ocean acidification
- Coast land is shrinking
200
When two air-masses collide this causes a change in ______.
Weather
200
Falling rain or snow is called _________.
precipitation
200
An area of land that drains water into a bigger body of water .
Water shed
300
Earth's temp as a whole has increased 2 degrees each year for the past 40 years.
climate
300
What does a green house gas do to the atmosphere?
Traps Heat
300
What type of weather would be associated with this type of front?
Violent, harsh, destructive storms. Sudden drop in temperature, heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning.
300
What is the source of energy for the water cycle?
The sun
300
What is the boundry where two air masses meet?
Front
400
Florida has rainy summers
climate
400
Increase in temperature causes ocean water to evaporate more, causing more _________.
precipitation
400
Why are warm-fronts long lasting storms that are not as harsh as cold fronts?
Hot air is already towards the top and doesn't need to displace the cold dense air.
400
When water evaporated into the atmosphere it is now referred to as ______.
Water vapor
400
Who does Iowa mens basketball play on Saturday for the first round of the NCAA tournament?
Grand Canyon Antelopes
500
Last summer was so hot, it proves climate change is happening.
weather
500
What are examples of 3 green houses gases?
Co2
Methane
CFC's
Water vapor
Nitrous oxide
500
What type of weather would you expect to experience at a warm front?
Long lasting rain or snow showers. Drizzly, fog, moisture in the air.
500
What part of the water cycle has the change from a gas to a liquid?
condensation
500
What are two effects climate change have on the water cycle?
1. Ice melt= more runoff
2. More evaporation
3. More precipitation