Climate
Clouds/Moisture
Pollution
Tornadoes
Cyclones
100

What is climate determined by?

Temperature, Precipitation, Vegitation

100

What are clouds made of?

Water vapor, dust particles

100

What type of pollution comes from a known source?

Point source pollution

100

True or False: All tornados reach the ground

false

100
Which way do tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere spin?

Counterclockwise

200

What factors can influence climate?

Altitude, Latitude, How close it is to water

200

What occurs when cloud droplets collide to form larger droplets?

Coalescence

200

What type of pollution comes from multiple points and may be unknown?

Non-Point source pollution

200

Where should you go if a tornado begins to develop?

Lower ground

200

what marks areas of equal air pressure?

Isobars
300

Any form of water that falls from Earth's surface

Precipitation

300

What type of cloud appears when there is heavy rain or snow

Nimbostratus cloud

300

A colorless, odorless gas that can be produced by cows

Methane

300

What temperatures make up a tornado?

Warm air and cold air

300

Where are the winds most violent during a tropical cyclone?

Eyewall

400

The boundary between air masses of different temperatures 

A front
400

Name The Cloud:

sheetlike-layed cloud that can form when a layer of moist air is above a layer of cool air

Stratus Cloud

400

What type of pollution can occur prominently in urban areas and contain smoke, dust, and greenhouses gases

Smog

400

What elements increase when a tornado is forming?

height, wind speed, and wind direction
400

What wind speed does a category 1 cyclone form at?

74MPH

500

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is an event that occurs over a short span of time or a recent time

Climate pertains to an overall and average weather that has happened over a longer period

500

What kind of weather comes with cumulonimbus clouds?

Thunderstorms, rain, hail

500

What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?

Water Vapor
500

What signal refers to a tornado maybe happening?

Tornado Watch

500

What was the most deadliest hurricane to make landfall?

The Great Galveston Hurricane

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