Water
Clouds and Precipitation
Masses and Fronts
Storms
PotPourri
100
The continuous movement of water between the air and Earth's surface is known as...
What is the water cycle?
100
Clouds form during this phase of the water cycle.
What is condensation?
100
This term refers to air masses that form over land
What is continental?
100
This is a low pressure system that spins counterclockwise and is associated with storms
What is a cyclone?
100
These teachers teach eighth grade ACADEMIC subjects.
Who are McGaff, Wagner, Ferro, Wasserstein, Conrad
200
This is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
200
This is a cloud at ground level.
What is fog?
200
Describe a maritime polar air mass.
What is humid (or moist) and cool?
200
This type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms
What is cumulonimbus (or thunderhead)?
200
Air masses move across the US with the help of
What is prevailing westerlies or jet stream
300
This is the temperature at which condensation begins
What is the dew point?
300
These are the three basic cloud types.
What is cumulus, stratus, and cirrus
300
A huge body of air that has similar temperature and pressure throughout.
What is an air mass?
300
This part of a hurricane is actually clear, cool, and dry.
What is the eye?
300
This is the scientific term for your fingers and toes.
What is phalanges?
400
This is the opposite of evaporation
What is condensation?
400
This type of solid precipitation is associated with thunderstorms.
What is hail?
400
This is the boundary where air masses meet.
What is a front?
400
As cold dry air moves across a warm body of water, it likely will create this
What is lake effect snow?
400
These are the names of Mrs. McGaffigan's kids
Who areMatt and Liz?
500
The percentage of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount of water vapor the air can hold.
What is relative humidity?
500
This is a type of rain that freezes on its way down to Earth
What is sleet?
500
These are the four front types.
What is cold, warm, occluded, and stationary.
500
This type of detection system sends out radio waves which bounce off precipitation
What is Doppler Radar?
500
What are the names of the male and female leads in the movie "Grease"
What is Danny and Sandy (or John Travolta and Olivia Newton John)
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