Weather
Weather instruments
Climate
100
What is strongest? A hurricane, a breeze or a gale?
What is a hurricane
100
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
What is a thermometer.
100
What happens to the temperature when you gain elevation?
What is it gets colder
200
Name two ways to find out what the weather is like.
What is Ground conditions, the wind, vegetation, air temperature, precipitation, clouds
200
What instrument is used to measure wind?
What is a wind gauge.
200
What is latitude?
What is a point that measures the north/south distance of a particular place from the equator
300
Describe the temperature and the precipitation in winter.
What is frequently snowy and cold.
300
What is the function of a rain gauge?
What is to measure the amount of rainfall.
300
Which has a milder climate? Coastal areas or inland areas?
What is coastal areas.
400
Describe the term "mild"
What is a temperature that is neither hot nor cold. A temperature that does not vary.
400
What instrument shows the direction of the wind?
What is a weather vane.
400
How is climate different from weather?
Weather can change from day to day. Climate is the general condition of an area.
500
What three vocabulary words can you use to describe the temperature in a desert?
What is dry, hot, and clear.
500
What do you call the men and women who use these instruments and other to predict the weather?
Who are meteorologists.
500
Explain how latitude affects the climate of an area.
What is the further the latitude is from the equator the colder the climate.
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