The Atmosphere
Water Cycle
Weather Map Symbols
Weather Maps
Misc.
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The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
Atmosphere
100
What step in the water cycle occurs when things like rain, snow, or hail fall from the sky?
precipitation
100
What type of front is represented by "spiky" triangles?
a cold front
100
What kind of weather and temperatures will Houston have in the coming days?
Clear skies and 90s.
100
True or False:
The Earth and everything in it uses the same water over and over again.
True
200
What device is used to measure the pressure of the atmosphere?
barometer
200
What step in the water cycle occurs when liquid water turns into water vapor?
evaporation
200
What does this symbol represent?
High Pressure
200
What kind of weather and temperatures will San Francisco have in the coming days?
Cooler temperatures and possible rain/storms.
200
Weather in the Northern Hemisphere usually moves from ______ to ______.
West to East
300
What is a narrow band of fast wind that pushes storms around?
jet stream
300
What step in the water cycle occurs when water vapor turns into liquid water?
condensation
300
What does this symbol represent?
Low pressure
300
What kind of weather and temperatures will St. Louis have today and tomorrow?
Warm temperatures and clear skies. Then cooler temperatures and storms.
300
What kind of biome would a city that is in a rain shadow likely have?
a. rainforest
b. grassland
c. desert
d. tundra
c. desert
400
What layer of the atmosphere are all clouds in?
troposphere
400
What 2 things drive the water cycle?
gravity and the suns energy
400
What type of front is represented by half circles?
a warm front
400
You are flying from Kansas City to Atlanta. What kind of weather will you be flying over?
Clear skies (or rain), then thunderstorms and rain, and finally cloudy skies.
400
You hear on the morning weather report that a low-pressure system is approaching. What kind of weather would you expect for today's weather?
It will probably rain.
500
Fill in the blanks:
__________ air rises because it is __________ dense.
warm air, less
500
What step in the water cycle occurs when water from plants turns into water vapor?
transpiration
500
At what type of front do air masses meet and stop?
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a stationary front
500
You are flying to Washington DC from Minneapolis. What kind of weather would you fly over?
Clear skies, then thunderstorms, and back to clear skies.
500
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to short term differences in the atmosphere and climate refers to long term averages.