Vocabulary
Weather Conditions
Climate Zones
Atmosphere
Severe Weather
100
The condition of the atmosphere in a particular location at a particular time, determined by air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and barometric pressure
What is weather?
100
Does not affect weather
A. wind speed and direction
B. humidity
C. times of sunrise and sunset
D. air pressure
What is C. times of sunrise and sunset?
100
First, watch this video to review climate zones:
Average yearly temperatures in these regions are not extreme, not burning hot nor freezing cold. Most places with this type of climate have four well-defined seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring.
What is a temperate climate zone?
100
The type of weather associated with high pressure
What is sunny?
(High pressure = nice weather)
100
The least likely natural disaster to occur in Florida:
A. flood
B. hurricane
C. drought
D. tornado
What is C. drought?
200
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
What is humidity?
200
The type of weather typically associate with cumulus clouds
What is fair (good, nice) weather?
200
In this type of climate, the average temperatures of the three warmest and three coldest months do not differ by more than 5 degrees.
What is a tropical climate?
200
The tool used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
Floridians must be prepared with important supplies in the event of a hurricane. Some of those supplies include bottle water, batteries, nonperishable food items (food that doesn't need to be refrigerated), etc.
Why is a television not an important supply to have in the aftermath of a hurricane?
Possible answer: A television will not be helpful if the power is out
300
The average weather conditions in an area
What is climate?
300
The amount (or degree) of heat in the air
What is (air) temperature?
300
The location that experiences a cooler summer climate due to nearby location of bodies of water
A. polar regions
B. coastal cities
C. inland areas
D. mountain ranges
What is B. coastal cities?
**Coastal cities are cities near a coast (which means there's a body of water nearby)
300
The effect the ocean has on temperatures near the equator
What is the ocean keeps temperatures near the equator cooler than they would be without the ocean?
In other words, without the influence of the ocean, there would be much higher temperatures at the equator.
300
The best way to be prepared for a natural disaster
What is to have a plan?
400
The event of water falling from the atmosphere to the earth's surface as either a liquid or a solid
What is precipitation?
400
Conditions indicated by a dew point of 69°F
Need a hint? Watch this video:
What is a warm and humid day?
400
An environment that is very dry, and most likely has days with a relative humidity of less than ten percent
What is a desert?
400
The type of air mass that is cold and dry and originates over a continent
What is a polar air mass?
400
A large storm with violent winds that forms in the ocean and can devastate large areas
What is a hurricane?
500
Clue words to distinguish between weather conditions vs. climate
What are "current" (weather) and "average" (climate)?
500
The reason a strong northerly wind will cause a change in the weather on a warm sunny day
What is "The way the air moves affects the weather, because winds move heat and cold temperatures as well as moisture from one place to another, transporting conditions from one geographical zone to another. The way winds pass each other, and the direction they move, also affects what weather a region will see on any given day."
500
The type of climate area that is humid, where you would find monkeys, snakes, frogs, tall trees, flowers, and ferns
What is a rain forest?
500
A hiker is climbing a mountain. As his elevation increases, the air pressure .
What is decreases?
500
A quick-moving and destructive vortex of violently rotating winds appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud
What is a tornado?