Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Land and Water
Weather Vs Climate
Application
100
The name used for rating tornadoes
What is Enhanced Fujita Scale?
100
The name used for rating hurricanes
What is Saffir Simpson?
100
Which heats faster?
What is land?
100
Definition of weather
What is the conditions at a specific time and place?
100
You decide to go to the beach in late May. Describe how the conditions of the land will be compared to the water.
What is-- land is warmer, water is colder.
200
The main location of where tornadoes form
What is tornado alley?
200
The main location of where hurricanes form
What is in warm waters in the Atlantic or in the Eastern Pacific?
200
What cools slower?
What is water?
200
Definition of Climate
What is the weather conditions of a location over a period of time?
200
You decide to go to the beach in late September, explain how the land will be different than the ocean?
What is land is colder and ocean is warmer?
300
The months when tornadoes occur
What is March through July?
300
The seasons of when hurricanes occur
When is June to November or Summer and Fall?
300
Water or Land- Where do convection currents occur?
What is in the water?
300
Weather or Climate-The temperature in Belmar NJ is 62 degrees and the sky is sunny.
What is weather?
300
What rating would this be on the Enhanced Fujita Scale- give 3 pieces of evidence why
What is EF 0 or 1?
-roofs minimally damaged, damage to telephone poles, fence broken
400
What causes tornadoes?
What is warm moist air meets cold dry air on flat land?
400
What causes hurricanes?
What is warm moist air rises over tropical waters?
400
3 reasons why water heats slower
What is...
1 Convection currents
2. Reflection of light
3. Lighter color
400
Weather or Climate- The conditions of Arizona are hot and dry.
What is climate?
400
Is this a tornado or a hurricane? How do you know?
What is a tornado- it has a clear straight path.
500
Scale for tornadoes
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale?
500
Scale for Hurricanes
What is the Saffir Simpson Scale?
500
3 reasons why land heats faster
What is....
1. no convection currents
2. energy is not reflected
3. 6 inches of soil absorbs the heat
500
What is the weather of NJ today?
What is---- answers will vary depending on the day- ask your teacher for the correct answer!
500
What ocean would a hurricane, cyclone, typoon, not form in? Why? 
What is Southern Ocean and or Arctic Ocean. There is no warm water to fuel the hurricane?