Pressure Systems
Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Clouds
Heat Transfer
100

What type of weather is brought on by a low pressure system?

Cloudy, rainy, and thunderstorms

100

What is a rain gauge used to measure?

The amount of precipitation 

100

What causes water droplets to form on the outside of a glass of lemonade on a hot day?

Condensation

100

What type of clouds can be described at "cotton balls?"

Cumulus 

100

What direction does heat transfer to and from?

To the cooler item from the warmer item

200

What type of weather is brought on by a high pressure system?

Fair conditions and sunny skies

200
You are planning a party at the beach and want to know the wind speed before you go. What tool would you use?

Anemometer

200

Snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of what?

Precipitation

200
What type of clouds lay high in the atmosphere and typically accompany sunny, fair weather?

Cirrus 

200

What type of heat transfer is happening when an ice cream cone melts when you walk outside in the summer?

Convection

300

What happens to a high pressure system when it meets with a low pressure system?

The high pressure sinks closer to the Earth's surface. 

300
What tool would you use to determine the direction that the wind is blowing?

Wind Vane

300

You spill your glass of water on the ground while walking to the pool. When you go back to the spot 5 minutes later, the puddle of water is gone. What process took place?

Evaporation

300

What type of clouds would be brought by a low pressure system?

Cumulonimbus 

300

Describe how particles move in a warm item versus a cold item.

Warm: Particles move very quickly and are more spaced out. 

Cold: Very close together and not moving much at all.

400

What type of front would bring cloudy weather sometimes with a light drizzle?

Warm Front

400

What tool measures the amount of water vapor in the air?

Hygrometer

400
Explain the process of transpiration

Transpiration is when water evaporates from the leaves of plants and travels into the air. 

400
What type of clouds lay low in the atmosphere and bring a long lasting drizzle?

Stratus 

400

What type of heat transfer has occurred when you get sunburnt after a day at the beach?

Radiation

500
Describe the weather that would be brought by a stationary front. 
Rainy and cloudy for multiple days in a row. 
500

What weather tool do you think a meteorologist would use the most to predict what type of weather is coming to an area?

Barometer (it measures air pressure and air pressure predicts the type of weather coming)

500

What powers the water cycle?

The sun

500
Name each type of cloud and the weather they bring.

Stratus: low lying blanket, drizzly rain

Cumulus: Big, puffy, cotton balls, fair weather

Cirrus: High up, thin, wispy, Sunny weather 

Cumulonimbus: Big, tall, puffy, rain storms

500
Sam and Kendall are camping one night and have a campfire going. Sam says that the campfire is transferring heat through convection, but Kendall says it is transferring heat through radiation. Who is right and why?

They are both right! Convection because the heat from the fire is transferring through the air. 

Radiation because heat is radiating off of the fire in waves. This is why you can still get burnt from a fire if you get close to it, but don't touch it.

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