When water changes state from a gas to a liquid, it goes through
What is condensation?
100
The sun's energy causes water to ________________.
What is evaporate?
100
The instrument you use to measure precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
100
What does a blue H mean on the weather map?
What is High pressure?
100
Information on which of the following is LEAST useful to scientists who study weather?
A. Air pressure
B. Wind speed
C. Tree ring data
D. Air temperature
What is tree ring data?
200
The temperature where liquid water becomes a solid.
What is 32 degrees F or 0 degrees C?
200
When water vapor turns back into water to form a cloud, this is called ________________.
What is condensation?
200
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
200
The type of weather you get in high pressure areas is
What is fair weather?
200
A cloud at or near the ground is called this.
What is fog?
300
The temperature at which liquid water becomes a gas
What is 212 degrees F or 100 degrees C?
300
In the water cycle, this produces precipitation.
What are clouds?
300
The weather instrument that measures wind speed is called a
What is anemometer?
300
A front is
What is where two air masses meet?
300
A snowstorm in New York is an example of this.
What is weather?
400
In order for a gas to change into a liquid and a liquid to change to a solid, this has to happen.
What is the gas cools and the liquid cools?
400
List the different types of precipitation.
What are rain, sleet, snow, or hail?
400
The weather instrument that measures the temperature.
What is a thermometer?
400
Draw a cold front.
What is blue line with triangles attached?
400
An area of low pressure usually brings
What is cloudy and stormy weather?
500
In order for a solid to turn to a liquid and a liquid to turn to a gas, ______________.
What is heat must be added?
500
Draw a picture showing the steps to the water cycle.
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection, etc.?
500
A weather vane shows the direction from which the wind blows by
What is pointing where the wind is coming from?
500
The type of weather that occurs near a cold front.
What are thunderstorms? (the temperature drops as well)
500
Explain the difference between weather and climate.
Climate is the average weather conditions of an area over many years. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.