Water Cycle
Pressure Systems
Weather Instruments
Clouds
Jet Stream
100

What is weather?

The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

100

What layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?

Troposphere

100

What instrument is measured with a thermometer?

Temperature 

100

How do clouds form?

Water vapor in the air cools and condenses

100

What is happening when the Pacific Ocean slightly warms?

El Nino

200

What is climate?

Average state of atmosphere at a certain place over a long period of time

200

High pressure days lead to what type of weather?

Good weather

200

What weather will the southern hemisphere experience during October?

Spring

200

What cloud type is made of ice crystals?

Cirrus

200

What causes winds?

The uneven heating of Earth's surface

300

What most affects the temperature of an area?

latitude 

300

What type of pressure system is found when it is raining?

Low pressure system

300

Cumulus clouds are high level wispy clouds:  true or false

False

300

What cloud is in the sky if you are experiencing a thunderstorm?

Cumulonimbus 

300

What is the job of the Jet Stream?

Moving weather fronts

400

In what direction does weather move?

West to East

400

What type of weather does a warm front bring?

cloudy skies and rainy weather

400

Draw a warm front, cold front, stationary front, and occluded front

see drawings

400

What does the prefix/suffix of nimbo/nimbus mean?

rain

400

What type of storm commonly forms in the Gulf Stream?

Hurricanes

500

Why does precipitation fall from clouds?

Cold air turns water vapor to water droplets, which are heavier than water vapor

500

What weather happens when a high pressure system and low pressure system meet?

Precipitation 

500

What is a land breeze?

cold air moving from land toward the ocean at night
500

Nimbostratus clouds bring wind and lightning:  true or false

False

500

Why do winds at the beach change between day and night?

the temperature over land and over water change

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