Weather
Force & Motion
Heat Transfer
Weather Instruments
Clouds
100

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather = conditions of the atmosphere at any given place or time (constantly changing!)

Climate = average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time 

100

What is a force?

a push or pull exerted on an object

100

What is conduction and what is an example? 

When heat is transferred between two objective touching. 

Example: A stove and bottom of pot

100

What instrument measures wind speed? 

anemometer 

100

What type of cloud is white, puffy, and looks like a cotton ball?

cumulus 

200

What type of weather do temperate zones have? 

This zone experiences different seasons throughout the year based on the title of the Earth.

200

What is balanced force? 

When 2 forces are exerting an equal amount of force, so that an object does not show motion. 

200

What is convection and what is an example? 

The transfer of heat by the movement of liquids or gases. 


Example: Ocean currents & winds 

200

What instrument measures amount of precipitation? 

rain gauge 

200

What type of cloud looks low, gray, blanket-like and appears in layers?

stratus 

300

What is the difference between sea breeze and land breeze? 

Sea breeze = wind blows from sea towards land 

Land breeze = wind blows from land towards sea 

300

What is friction? 

The fore that one surface exerts on another, when two surfaced rub against each other. 

300

What is radiation and what is an example? 

The transfer of heat by waves or rays. 

Example: Fire or microwave 

300

What instrument measures air pressure? 

barometer 

300

What type of cloud is thin, wispy, and is made of ice crystals? 

cirrus 

400

What type of weather does a warm front bring? 

Steady rain, nimbostratus clouds, warmer temperature follow the rain 

400

What type of line on a graph shows an object is stopped or stationary? 

A flat, horizontal line 

400

What is a conductor and what is an example? 

A material that transfer heat well 

Example: copper, iron, steel 

400

What instrument measures wind direction? 

wind vane 

400

What type of cloud looks tall, dark and anvil-shaped? 

cumulonimbus 

500

What is the unusual warming of water in the Pacific Ocean called? 

El Nino Effect 

500

What is inertia? 

When things are moving, they keep moving, When things are not moving, they do not move. 

500

What is an insulator and what is an example? 

A material that does not transfer heat well 

Example: Styrofoam, paper, wood 

500

What instrument measures humidity?

hygrometer

500

What type of cloud is a stratus cloud that touches Earth's surface? 

fog

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