The Spheres
Water Cycle
Pressure Systems
Air Masses
Severe Weather
100
This Sphere is made up of several gases, and is where weather occurs.
What is the atmosphere
100
This cycle is the movement of a liquid material throughout the earth.
What is the Water Cycle?
100
The two pressure systems we have are...
What is high and low?
100
Describe an air mass?
What is a large body of air identified by its temperature & humidity.
100
A Blizzard, Thunderstorm, Hurricane, and Tornado are examples of this event.
What is severe weather?
200
Name the 4 spheres
What are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, litho/geosphere, biosphere.
200
The energy source of the water cycle.
What is the Sun?
200
Cool & Dry describes this pressure system
What is high pressure?
200
Describe 2 different air masses.
cA: very cold, & dry cP: cold and dry cT: warm and dry mP: cold and moist mT: warm and moist.
200
A tornado develops from this severe weather event.
What is a thunderstorm.
300
These two gases make up the majority of our atmosphere.
What are nitrogen and oxygen
300
Put in order the steps of the water cycle, starting from a lake.
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface runoff and then repeat.
300
Wind moves along the ground from this pressure system to this pressure system
What is from high to low?
300
The boundary of an air mass.
What is an air front?
300
Explain the difference between a tornado and a hurricane.
Tornadoes form over land, and last a short amount of time. Hurricanes form over warm ocean water, and last a long time.
400
Without this, we would be exposed to the sun's harmful rays.
What is the ozone layer?
400
We have weather due to...
What is different rates of heating?
400
Stormy weather comes with this pressure system.
What is Low pressure?
400
This air mass forms over Canada, and brings with it fair, sunny weather.
What is continental Polar?
400
Choose a severe weather event, and describe what might be dangerous about it.
Answers vary - could be wind, hail, lightning, temperatures, and effects these have on human systems.
500
The purpose of this sphere is to be a protective blanket, keeping us warm and protecting us from harmful radiation.
What is the atmosphere.
500
Why does water heat up slower than land?
Water reflects the solar thermal (heat) energy back into the atmosphere and/or space.
500
Describe what wind is, and how it moves across the country.
Movement of air due to differences in air temp/pressure, and from west to east.
500
Describe what pressure system & weather comes with a cold front.
What is high pressure, and fair and nice weather.
500
What 5 items would you have in your survival kit for a HURRICANE.
Needs to include canned food, bottled water, cash, flashlights, batteries, candles... etc.
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