Weather or Climate
Air Masses and Fronts
Map Symbols
Weather Tools
Affecting Weather
Precipitation and Clouds
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I am something that can change day to day outside.
What is weather?
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This is a body of air that has the same temperature and humidity.
What is air mass?
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This shows as a big H on a weather map.
What is high pressure?
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I measure the direction of wind.
What is a weather (wind) vane?
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This affects the coast of North Carolina's weather.
What is the Gulf Stream?
DOUBLE JEAPARDY
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A low-lying cloud that tends to produce fog.
What is stratus?
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
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Sun 107°F 99°C
Mon 120°F 104°C T
Tue 89°F 09°C
What is weather forecast?
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This type of pressure happens when warm air rises.
What is low pressure?
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This shows as a big L on a weather map.
What is low Pressure?
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You feel this when it is hot and there is moisture in the air, and it is measured with a hygrometer.
What is humidity?
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The weather pattern that influences our weather.
What are the Prevailing Westerlies?
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This type of cloud is whispy and feathery, but a sign that bad weather might be coming.
What is cirrus?
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What the conditions are like in a specific area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
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This kind of pressure happens when cool air sinks.
What is high pressure?
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This shows as a cold front on a weather map.
What is blue line with triangles?
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If you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air or water, use me.
What is a thermometer?
QUAD JEOPARDY
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The conditions a hurricane needs to form.
What is warm, moist air rising over warm areas?
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Name the four types of clouds.
What are cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulonimbus?
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The greatest affect on wind speed.
What is air pressure?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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This type of front is formed when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass.
What is a cold front?
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This is how a warm front is shown on a weather map.
What is red line with half circles?
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I measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
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The Pacific is warmer and the southeast is wet and cool.
What is El Nino?
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Rain, Hail, Snow, and Sleet are examples of this.
What is precipitation?
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Moves air masses across the United States, from west to east.
What are prevailing westerlies?
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This is a type of front happens when a warm air mass slowly moves over a cold air mass.
What is a warm front?
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This is shown as a red and blue line with half-circles AND spikes.
What is a stationary Front?
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Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it.
What is a rain gauge?
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A convection current that forms when the land cools faster than the ocean.
What is a land breeze?
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This type of cloud is usually seen on bright and sunny days.
What is cumulus?