Name That Line
Maps
Instruments
Seasons
Pot Pourri
100
0 deg latitude
What is equator?
100
The Z used on seater maps to indicate time stands for?
What is Zulu time?
100
Measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
The tilt of the earth is part of why we have this many of them
What is 4 seasons?
100
These "pasta shaped" lines on a weather map are called ______ models.
What are spaghetti models?
200
0 deg longitude
What is Prime Meridian?
200
These lines on a weather map indicate place of equal pressure.
What are isobars?
200
This is used to measure the height of snowfall
What is a ruler?
200
Measured in degrees, the earth is tilted ___
What is 23.5 degrees?
200
Wind or moving air occurs because air will always move from areas of _____ to _____ pressure?
What is high to low?
300
23.5 deg North
What is Tropic of Cancer?
300
If you were looking at a weather map on this rainy cold weekend, you might have seen an (H)? or (L)? on the map near us?
What is an (L)?
300
This is used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
300
Even if the earth was tilted, we would not have seasons if the earth did not (1 word)
What is revolve?
300
This wind scale was named after these 2 people
Who are Saffir and Simpson
400
180 deg longitude
What is International Date Line?
400
A blue line with triangles on a W. map indicates.
What is a cold front?
400
This is used to know the direction the wind is blowing
What is a wind vane?
400
When the suns rays are most directly above the tropic of capricorn, it would be the first day of this season in the southern hemisphere
What is summer?
400
Low pressure systems rotate______(wise) and the air is moving (in) or (out) of the center.
What is counter-clockwise and in towards the center?
500
Lines of this are called Parallels
What are latitude?
500
If the time on the weather map says 3:00 Zulu, what time would that be in Miami (include am/pm)?
What is 10pm?
500
This measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
500
During Winter, carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere increase because plants stop doing this biological process.
What is photosynthesis?
500
The addition of infrared radiation to an object would increase this variable?
What is temperature?
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