Weather is way the Earth's atmosphere changes from day to day and climate is the overall patterns in weather & temperature for a given area over a period of time.
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How do clouds become electrically charged?
Clouds become electrically charged when water droplets and ice crystals rub together inside a cloud.
100
How do floods happen?
When there is too much water too quickly.
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What are lines on a weather forecasting map that shows atmospheric pressure?
Isobars
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TRUE or FALSE:
People can use bees and clouds to predict weather.
true
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What is a collection of water droplets and dust particles that is caused by dropped pressure and is visible from the earth.
Clouds
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How does lightning travel?
The shortest distance between the cloud and the ground.
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What occurs when there is less than the usual or expected amount of rain and the rivers & streams dry up
Drought
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What are areas of low pressure that draw winds towards them?
Cyclones
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TRUE or FALSE:
Hurricanes form under cool, dry conditions, usually over land.
FALSE
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What is water that falls the the earth's surface (NOT RAIN)?
Precipitation
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What is the effect of the spinning of the earth which forces wind and currents to spiral?
HINT: ______ Effect
Coriolis Effect
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What are two types of STORMS that occur in cold weather?
Ice Storm
Blizzard
300
What is a scientist that studies weather called?
meteorologist
300
Lightning travels in random ways and doesn't follow a path.
False
400
How are snow and hail the same/ different as rain?
All forms of precipitation.
Snow & hail are frozen, rain is not.
400
Give me one fact about a hurricane?
How wide, how fast the winds can be? Specific parts?
up to 100 miles wide, winds up to 150 mph, Eye, Form in warm, wet conditio over the sea
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What is a period of extremely HOT weather caused by lack of wind and clouds which allows the sun to heat up the land more than normal?
Heatwave
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Meteorologists use what to help them watch weather patterns and track clouds?
Radars and satellites
400
What do we use to measure atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
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What are the THREE ingredients of weather?
temperature, movement of air, and amount of water in the air
500
Interesting fact about tornado?
From during violent thunderstorm, Wind speed- up to 300 mph, lasts only a few minutes
500
Name three types of extreme weather. (there are more than three!)