On the map
Weather vocabulary
Weather Phenomena
Weather Symbols
Water Everywhere
100
A map that shows Meteorological symbols across a particular area at a particular point in time
What is a weather map?
100
Scientists who study the weather
What is a meteorologist?
100
You could use this instrument to measure Fahrenheit or Celcius
What is a thermometer?
100
On a weather map, an L stands for
What is Low Pressure?
100
Which best describes a correct order of the water cycle? 1). precipitation, runoff, condensation, evaporation, precipitation 2). evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff 3). precipitation, evaporation, condensation, runoff, precipitation
What is 2) evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff?
200
A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture
What is air mass?
200
The tilt of the Earth’s axis causes this
What are seasons?
200
A great winter storm usually with snow and strong winds is called a
What is a blizzard?
200
On a weather map, an H stands for
What is high pressure?
200
Clouds are made of ______
What are water droplets?
300
Boundary between cold and warm air
What is a front?
300
The type of weather associated with Low Pressure.
What is bad weather (rainy, clouds)?
300
The kind of weather a cold front usually brings
What are thunderstorms?
300
A line with a semi-circle over it is a symbol of:
What is Warm Front?
300
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
400
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
400
The type of weather associated with High Pressure
What is nice weather (sunny and fair)?
400
Phenomena the rotation of the Earth causes on free moving objects on the Earth. Objects in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the right, while objects in the Southern Hemisphere are deflected to the left.
What is the Coriolis effect?
400
A line with pointed arrows is a symbol of
What is a Cold Front?
400
This is the term that describes any form of water that falls from clouds
What is precipitation?
500
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
500
The four things that cause the weather: 1). wind, temperature, clothing, and pressure. 2). wind, temperature, pressure, humidity 3). wind, temperature, climate, rain
What is 2) wind, temperature, pressure and humidity
500
Colds fronts move like this
What is cold air mass pushes warm air mass which rises above it and causes light rain or snow?
500
You can tell if rain is coming your way if
What is if the semi-circles or pointed arrows are pointed to your direction in the weather map?
500
This is the amount of water vapor in the air compared with the amount it can hold.
What is relative humidity?
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