Forecasting the Weather
North American Weather Systems
Three Days of Canadian Weather
Regional Weather
Water and Weather
100
The study of how water and air in motion cause weather patterns
What is weather dynamics?
100
The weather here is usually hot, humid and sunny
What is the equator?
100
This is a "picture" of local weather conditions.
What is a weather map?
100
The vertical transfer of energy by the movement of particles in a liquid or gas
What is a convection current?
100
This is the percentage of the earth that is covered by water.
What is 70%
200
Complex computer models, weather instruments, and detailed analyses of daily observations
What do today's weather forecasters use to help predict weather?
200
The weather here is usually cold and dry.
What are polar regions?
200
These type of pressure systems are associated with unstable and quickly changing conditions.
What are low pressure systems?
200
This is a local convection current set up during the day
What is a thermal?
200
Water can leave the surface of the earth and enter the atmosphere through the processes of sublimation, evaporation and...
What is transpiration?
300
Atmospheric and cloud conditions, temperature, winds and reactions of plants and animals
What are four factors that cause changes in weather?
300
These are large bodies of air that have the same temperature and humidity throughout.
What is an air mass?
300
These pressure systems are associated with more stable weather conditions
What are high pressure systems?
300
A thermal that flows from water to land?
What is a sea breeze?
300
This is the percentage of the earth's water that is salt water.
What is 97%?
400
The event held on February 2nd that is used to help predict the weather for the following months.
What is Groundhog Day?
400
This is the leading edge of a moving air mass
What is a front?
400
The four pieces of information normally contained on a weather map are: precipitation, temperature, fronts and...
What are areas of high and low pressure?
400
A thermal that flows from land to water
What is a land breeze?
400
This consists of all of the earth's water, both fresh and salt.
What is the hydrosphere?
500
There are many parts of weather dynamics to consider
Why is weather forecasting a very hard thing to do?
500
The four types of fronts are warm, cold, occluded or...
What is stationary?
500
"H" and "L"
How are "high" and "low" pressure systems listed on a weather map?
500
This strong convective air mas storm is associated with summer daytime heating.
What is a thunderstorm?
500
This is the movement of water from the land to the rivers and oceans, to the atmosphere, and back to the land again.
What is the water cycle?
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