AIR MASSES
WEATHER
CLIMATE
WATER CYCLE
SAFETY
100
RAIN AND WIND
WHAT IS THE RESULT OF A WARM FRONT?
100
THE DAY TO DAY FLUCTUATION OF EARTHS TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, ETC
WHAT IS WEATHER?
100
THE AVERAGE WEATHER OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
WHAT IS CLIMATE?
100
LAND ABSORBS MORE HEAT THAN WATER FASTER
WHY DOES LAND HAVE A HIGHER TEMPERATURE, THAN SEA?
100
A WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HARM
WHAT IS SAFETY?
200
THERE WILL BE MORE CLOUDS, THE TEMPERATURE WILL DROP, THERE MAY BE THUNDERSTORMS
WHAT IS THE RESULT OF A COLD FRONT?
200
WHEN COLD CANADIAN AIR BLOWS IN FROM THE NORTH
WHEN DO TEMPERATURES DROP/DECREASE?
200
CAUSE COASTAL CITIES TO BE WARMER THAN INLAND CITIES
WHAT DO LARGE BODIES OF WATER SUCH AS OCEANS AND LAKES DO?
200
OCEANS STORE AND TRANSFER HEAT
WHY DO LARGE BODIES OF WATER HAVE A BIG INFLUENCE ON WEATHER?
200
SUNGLASSES SUNSCREEN HAT
WHAT ARE GOOD WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN?
300
IT MAKES THE AIR TEMPERATURE WARMER FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC
HOW DOES THE GULF STREAM AFFECT THE WEATHER?
300
STORM SURGES, FLOODS, WIND DAMAGE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, DEATH
WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE DO HURRICANES CAUSE?
300
IT WILL BE VERY WINDY
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN A HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM(THINK ISOBARS) COLLIDE?
300
THE SUN
WHERE DOES ALL OF EARTH'S ENERGY COME FROM?
300
GET INSIDE A BUILDING OR CAR MOVE AWAY FROM FENCES OR POLES MOVE AWAY FROM BODIES OF WATER
WHAT ARE GOOD WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THUNDERSTORMS?
400
WEST TO EAST
WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE JET STREAM BLOW ACROSS AMERICA?
400
INCREASED CLOUDS, LIGHTENING STRIKES, INCREASED WIND, STATIC
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS THAT A THUNDERSTORM IS COMING?
400
HEAT TRANSFER THRU LIQUIDS AND GASSES
WHAT IS CONVECTION?
400
ENERGY FROM THE SUN
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR EVAPORATION TO OCCUR?
400
HIDE IN A BASEMENT HIDE IN AN INNER ROOM WITH NO WINDOWS HIDE IN A DRAINAGE PIPE OR DITCH.
HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM A TORNADO?
500
THE UNEQUAL HEATING OF EARTH'S SURFACE
WHAT CAUSES GLOBAL WINDS?
500
PREDICTING FUTURE WEATHER, AND UNDERSTANDING PAST WEATHER
WHAT ARE WEATHER MAPS OR WEATHER MODELS GOOD FOR?
500
WHEN HEAT IS TRANSFERRED FORM THE SUN TO EARTH
WHAT IS RADIATION?
500
WHEN WATER MOLECULES CLUMP/CLUSTER/COMBINE
WHAT HELPS TO FORM PRECIPITATION?
500
WIND DAMAGE
WHAT IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES AND TORNADOES?
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