What type of weather is brought on by a low pressure system?
Cloudy, rainy, and thunderstorms
What is a rain gauge used to measure?
The amount of precipitation
What causes water droplets to form on the outside of a glass of lemonade on a hot day?
Condensation
What type of clouds can be described at "cotton balls?"
Cumulus
What direction does heat transfer to and from?
To the cooler item from the warmer item
What type of weather is brought on by a high pressure system?
Fair conditions and sunny skies
Anemometer
Snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of what?
Precipitation
Cirrus
What type of heat transfer is happening when an ice cream cone melts when you walk outside in the summer?
Convection
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.
Wind Vane
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
What type of clouds would be brought by a low pressure system?
Cumulonimbus
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.
What type of front would bring cloudy weather sometimes with a light drizzle?
Warm Front
What tool measures the amount of water vapor in the air?
Hygrometer
Transpiration is when water evaporates from the leaves of plants and travels into the air.
Stratus
What type of heat transfer has occurred when you get sunburnt after a day at the beach?
Radiation
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)
What powers the water cycle?
The sun
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
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.