Current Weather
Air Fronts
Water Cycle
Future Weather Predictions
States of Matter
Earth's Changing Climate
100
What type of weather is the STAR currently experiencing?
Many days of precipitation!
100
During a Cold Front, the weather is...
Rain, thunderstorms, hail, tornados.
100
What step of the water cycle is snow and rain?
Precipitation
100
What city will most likely experience severe thunderstorms in a few days?
D
100
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
100
What is happening to Earth's climate over the last 200 years?
It is heating up.
200
What type of weather can we expect in city C?
Sunny, Clear, Dry Skies
200
This front has precipitation for many days.
Stationary Front
200
When water moves from Earth into the atmosphere, this step is called...
Evaporation
200
What type of weather will Minneapolis soon experience?
Rain or storms
200
What state of matter has all of the atoms very close together, and they are moving very slowly?
Solids
200
These are the two main gases that contribute to climate change.
Carbon Dioxide and Methane
300
What type of weather is the STAR currently experiencing?
Warm temperatures, high humidity.
300
What type of front is known for being cold and sunny AFTER?
Cold Front
300
This is what we call oceans, ponds, lakes, rivers, etc...
Collection
300
In the future, what type of weather may city E experience on a humid day?
Rain or Storms
300
This state of matter has no definite shape but has a definite volume
Liquids
300
When different gases trap the sun's energy near the Earth, we call that...
The Greenhouse Effect
400
The weather that LOW pressure creates
Lousy - Rain, storms, cloudy
400
The type of weather that follows AFTER a stationary front.
Depends on the air front that comes in and finally moves it.
400
It's the step of the water cycle where water is evaporated from the leaves of plants.
Transpiration
400
When we predict the weather on a map, should the front be BEFORE the city or AFTER the city?
before
400
What is it called when heat is taken away (-) from a gas and it turns into a liquid?
Condensation
400
The amount of CO2 you create in your daily life is called...
Your Carbon Footprint
500
The weather that HIGH pressure creates.
Happy - Sunny, Clear, Dry skies
500
A warm front creates what type of weather on a DRY day?
Clouds
500
Name all the steps of the water cycle.
Collection, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Run-Off.
500
In a week, what type of weather might we expect to see in St Louis?
Many days of rain - a stationary front!
500
In order for matter to change, it needs to add or take away what?
Energy (i.e. heat)
500
CO2 comes from many different things, but the biggest thing it comes from is...
Energy.