Water Cycle and Weather
Temperature
Clouds
Weather Patterns
Weather Data
100
What part of the water cycle is most effected by the natural heating of the day?
Evaporation
100
What is the effect of wind coming into North Carolina from the south?
It will be warm and moist.
100
What type of cloud is made up of mostly Ice Crystals
cirrus
100
What guides weather across the United States?
Westerlies
100
What would we use to measure the amount of rainfall?
Water Gauge
200
What part of water cycle would cause the level of Lake James to go down?
Evaporation
200
What is the cause of breeze?
The rising of warm air is being replaced by cold air.
200
It has been raining for two days. What type of cloud would you expect find outside?
nimbostratus
200
Where would extreme cold air come from during the winter in North Carolina?
Canada
200
What would we use to measure wind speed?
Ananometer
300
What part of the water cycle is evident when water forms outside a glass of ice water on a hot summer day?
Condensation
300
What body of water does the moisture come from when air is blown into North Carolina from the south?
Gulf of Mexico
300
What type of cloud touches the ground?
Fog
300
Which direction does air flow around a Low Pressure?
counter clockwise
300
What would we use to measure humidity
hygrometer
400
What happens when water vapor turns into condensation or water?
The water vapor cools until it changes to water.
400
Would it be a good idea to go camping on a weekend if the weather forcaster is predicting a High Pressure system for that weekend?
yes
400
What type of cloud is associated with a thunderstorm?
cumulonimbus
400
What is a front?
location of two air masses coming together.
400
What instrument measure air pressure?
Barometer
500
How do clouds form?
The water vapor condense in the air and forms water droplets.
500
How does temperature aid in the formation of a hurricane?
Heat is the fuel of hurricanes.
500
What would be the difference of temperature during a cloudy winter night and a clear winter night?
The clear winter night will be much colder
500
What would happen if a strong high pressure system from Canada meets with a low pressure system from Texas in North Carolina?
Thats right... NO SCHOOL!
500
What does a weather vane measure?
Wind direction
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