Water
Wind
Air
Weather Relations
Weather Terms
100

What is the process when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

Evaporation 

100

How does wind travel near mountains durning the day?

Valley breeze

100

What is the weight of air called?

Air pressure

100

Name the tool that measures wind speed.

Anemometer 
100

What is a front

Where two air masses meet.

200

How is an area's temperature affected by its location near a body of water?

Water heats and cools slower than land.

200

How does wind travel near the mountains at night?

Mountain breeze

200

What direction does air move?

From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
200

Name the tool used to measure air pressure.

Barometer

200

What weather usually results from a cold front?

heavy rain and thunderstorms

300

What is water that falls to the ground called?

Perception

300

How does land travel near the sea during the day? 

Blows into shore, sea breeze. 

300

What type of weather is associated with low pressure?

Stormy

300

What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

Wind Vane

300

What type of weather results from a warm front?

rainy conditions followed by warm clear skies.

400

What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?

humidty

400

How does wind blow near sea at night?

Blows towards the sea, sea breeze

400

What type of weather is associated with high pressure?

Clear skies

400

What are the characteristics of E' Nino?

Warm pacific waters, wetter in the South

400

What does the Jet Stream do?

It separates cold air masses from warm air masses. 

500

What is the process when producers (plants) release water into the air?

Transpiration 

500

What causes wind?

The uneven heating of the earth's atmosphere 

500

What is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity called? 

Air mass

500

What are some characteristics of La Nina?

Cool pacific waters, drier and milder winters in the South.

500

What is the Gulf Stream?

Warm currents that start at the tip of Florida and travel up the east coast.



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