Weather Tools
Vocab
Fronts and Currents
Global Warming
Weather
100
What does a meter stick measure?
It measures snow.
100
What are the 4 main forms of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
100
What is the problem with getting cleaner, newer technologies?
It's expensive
100
What is visibility affected by?
Fog and air pollution
200
How is rain measured?
With a rain gauge
200
What are long-distance winds that travel above the global winds for thousands of kilometers?
Jet streams
200
What weather might you expect from a cold front?
Cold weather and either heavy rain or snow
200
What is an ice age?
A long period of cooling during which ice sheets spread beyond the polar regions.
200
What kind of moving weather stations are there?
Satellite, airplane, and ship
300
What measures wind speed?
An anemometer
300
What happens when warm air rises?
A low-pressure system develops and often brings rain.
300
What do surface currents do?
They distribute energy across the Earth's surface
300
How does a volcano effect climate change?
When it erupts, it sends ash and gases very high into the atmosphere.
300
What at the 3 types of clouds?
Cirrus, cumulus, stratus clouds
400
Give 6 examples of factors that describe weather.
Temperature, humidity, precipitation, air pressure, wind, and visibility
400
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
An international environmental agreement to reduce greenhouse emissions
400
What is the greenhouse effect?
The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate energy as heat back to Earth
400
True or false: Air pressure and density are lower at a high altitude.
True
500
What does a psychrometer measure?
Relative humidity
500
What happens during a high-pressure system?
The air slowly sinks and becomes warm
500
True or false: The ocean does not play a role in climate.
False
500
True or False: Dew point is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the water vapor needed to reach saturation.
False
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