Water Cycle
The sun changes the state of water from a liquid to a gas in what process?
Evaporation
Weather reports are always accurate.
FALSE
The study of weather is called ______________.
METEOROLOGY
A _____________ forecast is a weather prediction that is made beyond 36 hours.
LONG-TERM
Weather is ......
Weather is the short-term (day to day) condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Water turning from vapor into rain droplets is an example of what process?
condensation
The higher up you go into the atmosphere, the more pressure it puts on your body.
TRUE
___________ is a temperature that is used in the winter that takes into account the colder air temperature due to the wind.
Wind Chill
A _____________ forecast is a short-term weather prediction that extends up to the next 12 hours.
NOWCAST
What is climate?
Climate is the long-term (month to month) average of weather in an area over a long period of time.
Describe transpiration
The exhalation of water vapor through plant leaves.
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are examples of a process called evaporation.
FALSE
The relative _____________ is the amount of water vapor that is present in the air.
HUMIDITY
A _____________ forecast is a weather prediction that is made for the next 36 hours.
SHORT-TERM
What is a meteorologist?
A scientist or expert who studies and reports on weather.
The _______ _______ is the process by which water circulates between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation such as rain or snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and returns to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
WATER CYCLE
A meteorologist is a science or food expert (like Braden Funk) who studies how meat can be prepared and cooked.
FALSE
The ____ ________ tells how damaging the sun's rays are on a given day.
UV INDEX
________ is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects like precipitation.
RADAR
The average temperature for January in Manitoba is -20C.
CLIMATE
There are ______ properties of air.
SIX or 6
A cold front usually brings clouds and rain.
FALSE
____________ __________ is weather that poses a risk of life, property, and could require intervention by authorities (ex: hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, snow storms, etc.)
SEVERE WEATHER
_____________ ____________ works like traditional radar, but it also reports the wind direction, wind speed, and boundaries between warm and cold fronts.
DOPPLER RADAR
Meteorologist Drake has reported this morning that there is a 40% chance of rain tonight in Steinbach
WEATHER