WEATHER SYSTEMS
MEASURING WEATHER
CLOUDS
CAUSES OF WEATHER
MYSTERY
100
ANY TYPE OF LIQUID FALLING FROM CLOUDS IS CALLED?
PRECIPITATION
100
THE AVERAGE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS I AN AREA THROUGH ALL SEASONS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
CLIMATE
100
CLOUDS ARE FORMED FROM WHAT?
CONDENSATION
100
THE SUN HEATS ALL OCEANS AND LAKES CAUSING WHAT TO HAPPEN?
EVAPORATION
100
AN ABNORMAL RISE IN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTHB BECAUSE TOO MUCH CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBS SOME THE HEAT. THE IS CALLED?
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
200
THE CLIMATE OF A VERY SMALL AREA?
MICROCLIMATE
200
HOW MANY WEATHER INSTRUMENTS ARE THERE?
6
200
RAIN CLOUDS ARE CALLED?
CUMULONIMBUS
200
MOST WEATHER CHANGES OCCUR AT?
FRONTS
200
WEARING SUNGLASSES HELPS TO PREVENT CATARACTS CAUSED BY?
ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT
300
A WEATHER SYSTEM THAT CHANGES THE CLIMATE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF CHANGING OCEAN CURRENTS?
EL NINO
300
WHAT MEASURES HUMIDITY?
HYGROMETER
300
HIGH CLOUDS MADE MOSTLY OF ICE CRYSTALS?
CIRRUS
300
WHAT ARE THE COLDEST PLACES ON EARTH?
THE POLES
300
WINDS THAT MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CALLED?
PREVAILING WINDS
400
UNEVEN HEATING CAUSES DIFFERENCES IN WHAT?
AIR PRESSURE
400
WHAT MEASURES WIND DIRECTION?
WIND VANE
400
A CLOUD THAT FORMS NEAR THE GROUND IS CALLED?
FOG
400
A BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN A WARM AIR MASS AND AN APPROACHING COLD AIR MASS IS CALED?
COLD FRONT
400
WHAT 2 FACTORS DETERMINE CLIMATE?
1. TEMPERATURE 2. PRECIPITATION
500
HUMIDITY IS HIGHEST IN WHAT TYPE OF AREA?
FOREST
500
WHAT MEASURES WIND SPEED?
ANEMOMETER
500
THESE CLOUDS LOOKED HEAPED TOGETHER?
CUMULUS
500
COLD WINTERS, COOL SUMMERS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION CAUSES THIS CLIMATE ZONE?
MOUNTAIN ZONE
500
HOT SUMMERS, COOL WINTERS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION CAUSE THIS CLIMATE ZONE?
DESERT ZONE
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