Weather Forecasting
Weather Technology
Reading Weather Maps
Vocabulary
Random Questions
100
What do meteorologists do?
They try to predict weather by just observing or using gadgets
100
What do weather ballons carry?
Scientific Instruments
100
A weather map is a ___________ of conditions at a particular time over a large area. A) Snapshot B) Picture C) Movie D) Conditions
A
100
Scientists who studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it?
Meteorologists
100

To make a forecast, the computer starts with the weather predictions reported from various weather stations over a large area. The computer then works through thousands of __________using equations from weather models.

calculations

200

What is the first step in weather technology?

To collect data either from simple direct observations or through the use of instruments 

200
Where do weather ballons go? (Which two atmosphere's)
High into the troposphere and lower stratosphere.
200
Maps in ____________ are simplified versions of maps produced by the national weather service.
Newspapers
200

A prediction of future weather events

Forecast

200
Technological improvements in gathering weather data and using computers have improved the accuracy of weather ______________________.
Forecast
300

What do meteorologists radar for?

To track areas of rain or snow and to locate savere storms.

300
What was the name of the first weather satellite and when was it launched?
TIROS-1 and 1960.
300
How many weather maps are in the world.
MANY
300

This shows the weather conditions for a specific point in time over a specific region

Weather Map

300

Scientists who study the weather and predict it. Tell me the name of this person.

Meteorologist 

400
What source is the most useful for predicting the weather?
Satellite
400
Modern satellites collect data on what? (NAME ONE)
Optional:Temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and wind direction.
400
Curved lines on weather maps connect places where certain conditions are the same such as, air __________
Pressure
400

Natural features on the surface of Earth

Landforms

400

The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

Weather

500
Why is weather forecasting important?
Because weather forecasting lets us know what kind of weather will come in the future.
500
The National Weather Service has established how many suface weather observation sites?
What is 1,700
500
Isotherms are line joining places that have the same ________________.
Temperature
500

Directional Movements of the ocean water

Ocean Currents

500

Winds that act as heat transfer system due to the unequal heating of the Earth's surface

Global winds

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