Weather or Climate
Air Masses and Fronts
Climate Types
Weather Tools
More Tools and Severe Weather
Precipitation
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I am something that can change day to day outside.
What is weather?
200
What is an air mass?
- A) A small cloud
- B) A large body of air with similar temperature and moisture
- C) A gust of wind
B) A large body of air with similar tempersature and moisture
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- If it is snowing today, is that weather or climate?
Weather
200
I measure the direction of wind.
What is a weather vane?
200
This is a rise of water with no place to go.
What is a flood?
200
Can be considered a type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see
What is fog?
400
You would check this to help decide what you are going to wear today.
Sun 107°F 99°C
Mon 120°F 104°C T
Tue 89°F 09°C
What is the weather forecast?
400
Which type of air mass is warm and humid?
- A) Continental Polar (cP)
- B) Maritime Tropical (mT)
- C) Continental Tropical (cT)
B) Maritime Tropical
400
This climate is always cold and typically snowy
What is the tundra?
400
You feel this when it is hot and there is moisture in the air
What is humidity?
400
This is a continuous period of dry weather. Hint: Starts with the letter "D".
What is a drought?
400
Torrential rain is rain that is considered especially heavy and usually occurs during what types of weather
What is thunderstorms?
600
What the conditions are like in a specific area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
600
- What happens when two different air masses meet?
- A) A front forms
- B) They disappear
- C) The air stops moving
A) A front forms
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This type of climate is close to the equator. It starts with the letter "T"
What is tropical?
600
If you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air or water, use me.
What is a thermometer?
600
This is a part of seawater. It makes the ocean a solution.
What is salt?
600
Name 3 words to describe types of rain
What is mist, drizzle, sprinkles, showers, or downpour?
800
Most of Somalia and much of other African countries are this type of climate.
What is desert or arid climate?
800
A front is formed when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass. What is the front called?
What is a cold front?
800
Is "The Sahara Desert is hot and dry" an example of weather or climate?
climate
800
I am a scientist that predicts the forecast.
What is a meteorologist?
800
These objects carry weather instruments up into the air and send data back to Earth to help meteorologists forecast the weather.
Weather balloons
800
The drizzle equivalent of snow -- very light snow that isn't strong enough to accumulate.
What is flurries?
1000
In Canada, the weather is coldest in this season.
What is winter?
1000
When two cold fronts collide to form precipitation. Starts with an O
What is an occluded front?
1000
Not much rain occurs in this climate.
What is a desert?
1000
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it.
What is a rain gauge?
1000
This is a storm that swirls over land.
What is a tornado?
1000
Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely
What is sleet?