Weather Systems
weather tools
severe weather
Atmosphere & Weather grab bag
Levels of the Atmosphere
Make-up of the atmosphere
Review of Previous Units
100
On a weather map, a red line with semi circles means__
Warm front
100
What does a thermometer measure?
temperature
100
Which form of severe weather occurs when, in a low pressure system, warm air starts to spin upwards in a funnel cloud?
A tornado
100
As you go higher and higher in the troposphere, what do temperature and air pressure both do?
decrease
100
In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather happen?
troposphere
100
What are clouds made of?
Water vapor
100
Which are denser: planets closer to the sun or planets farther from the sun?
closer to the sun
200
On a weather map, a blue line with triangles means__
A cold front
200
What does a weather vane determine?
Which direction the wind is blowing
200
Which form of severe weather occurs when a cold air mass forces its way underneath a warm air mass, creating a culumonimbus cloud?
A thunderstorm
200
On a weather app, if you see a raindrop or raindrops followed by a percentage, what does that show?
The percent of rain expected that day
200
Which layer of the atmosphere is the warmest?
thermosphere
200
What is the most common gas in the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
200
Name three types of renewable energy.
Answers may vary
300
What kind of weather system produces a clear, sunny day?
A high pressure system
300
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
300
What form of severe weather occurs in a long period of high temperatures, high air pressure, and low humidity?
A drought
300
Does adding heat to air cause it become denser or expand and become less dense?
Expand
300
Which layer of the atmosphere contains a gas that absorbs ultraviolet radiation?
The stratosphere
300
What do we call the moisture or water vapor that is in the air?
humidity
300
The number of ____________ in the nucleaus determines which element a particular atom is.
protons
400
What kind of weather system tends to produce a thunderstorm?
A cold front and decreasing air pressure
400
What does a hygrometer measure?
humidity (or water vapor)
400
Which form of severe weather forms when a low pressure system is over warm, tropical waters and picks up heat and moisture?
A hurricane
400
True or False: Ocean currents have a greater impact on weather than the heat from the sun does
False
400
Which layer of the atmosphere is the one in which meteors burn up?
mesosphere
400
What gas in the atmosphere is very good at shielding the Earth from UV rays?
(Extra 200 points if you can give it's chemical formula)
Ozone (O3)
400
Explain the energy transformation that takes place when solar panels help to give power to a microwave?
Light energy (or solar energy) is used as electrical energy to power the microwave.
(You could also say that light energy is stored as chemical energy, which then gets transfered as electrical energy to run the microwave).
500
What kind of weather system produces the funnel cloud in a tornado or hurricane?
A low pressure system
500
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
500
What part of the United States typically sees the most tornados?
The Great Plains
500
What do we call the common occurrence when, in cooler temperatures, water vapor forms stratus clouds close to the ground?
Fog
500
Name the first four layers of the Earth's atmosphere in order, starting with the one closest to Earth and ending in the one that is farthest from Earth.
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
500
What do you call small bits of matter in the air that water vapor forms around when it condenses?
particulates or particles
500
Which phase of the moon is it when the moon is between the Earth and the sun?
New moon