Vocabulary
A scientist who studies the weather
What is Meteorologist?
Describe the symbols used on a weather map for High Pressure and Low Pressure.
What is a blue, capital "H" for High Pressure and a red, capital "L" for Low Pressure?
Climate zone that is characterized by extreme cold year-round with snow and locations at the poles
What is Polar Zone?
The source that drives the water cycle
What is the sun?
Weather condition measured by a Rain Gauge
What is Rain Fall?
The boundary between two air masses
What is a Front?
How you tell in which direction a front is moving on a weather map
What is the way the triangles or circles on the front symbols are pointing?
Climate zone characterized by hot temperatures and extreme humidity year-round with an abundance of rainfall
What is Tropical Zone?
Fill in the missing parts of the water cycle model that the teacher shows you
What are evaporation, transpiration and surface runoff?
Weather condition measured by a Wind Vane
What is Wind Speed?
A prediction of what the weather will be like in the near future
What is a Forecast?
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather (include 3 specifics)
What is cooler temperatures, clouds, and precipitation?
Climate zone characterized by moderate temperatures with moderate levels of precipitation and areas that experience all four seasons
What is Temperate Zone?
Water that returns to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
Weather condition measured by a barometer
What is Air Pressure?
The force of air against the Earth's surface
What is Air Pressure?
High pressure is associated with what type of weather
What is fair/good (clear, sunny skies)?
***DAILY DOUBLE!!!***
Explain the difference between the term "weather" and the term "climate"
What is weather is the temporary conditions of a specific location including temperature, pressure, wind or precipitation where climate is the typical or characteristic conditions of those things for an area over a long period of time?
On which day did it most likely snow? See chart on SMARTBoard when teacher switches over display
What is Day 4?
Weather condition measured by a Hygrometer
What is humidity?
A large body of moving air with similar weather conditions (temperature, pressure, etc)
What is an Air Mass?
**DAILY DOUBLE!!**
Describe (or draw) the weather map symbols used for each of the following four fronts:
Warm Front, Cold Front, Stationary Front, Occluded Front
What are:
Red, half circles all on the same side of a red line for a Warm Front. Blue triangles all on the same side of a blue line for a Cold Front. Red, half circles alternating with blue triangles on opposite sides of a red and blue line for a Stationary Front. Purple, half circles and purple triangles all on the same side of a purple line for an Occluded Front?
Description of the air at the equator as being warmer and....(describe the air's density and pressure)
What is less dense and an area of low pressure as it rises?
a) The city that can expect a snow storm in the next 24-48 hours
b) The city that can expect rain in the next 24 hours
c) The city currently experiencing thunderstorms
What are:
a) New York
b) Boise
c) Miami
Weather condition measured by an Anemometer
What is Wind Direction?