Weather
Water Cycle
Severe Weather
Air Masses and Fronts
Random
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What is humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air
100
Clouds are formed through the process of _________________
condensation
100
The safest part of a hurricane is the _______________
Eye
100
Where can we find a continental polar air mass?
Antarctica
100
Who are scientists who study weather? (spell it correctly!)
Meteorologists
200
What are the 6 variables of weather?
Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Humidity, Clouds, Precipitation
200
What causes water to evaporate into the atmosphere?
The sun heats the water
200
What happens in the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?
Cumulus Clouds are formed
200
What kind of air mass do we live in?
Continental tropical
200
What is an air mass?
Large body of air that has the same humidity, temperature, and humidity
300
What is fog?
Clouds that are near earth
300
What stage is after the run-off stage? What happens?
Accumulation is when the water gathers in the ocean
300
What is the difference between a thunderstorm and a hurricane?
A hurricane is a thunderstorm over the ocean
300
How do meteorologists use fronts to predict weather?
They watch to see which fronts are approaching each other
300
What type of weather do high pressure systems create?
Nice sunny weather
400
Wind is moving air. What causes air to move?
Air moves from high pressure to low pressure
400
What are the different forms of precipitation? Describe them.
Rain- water; Snow- solid water; Hail- freezing rain; Sleet- ice
400
Blizzards are _______________
Violent winter storms that have strong winds and blowing snow
400
What type of weather do cold fronts produce? Why?
Heavy rains and storms because big cumulus clouds form
400
If the weather forecast says it will be 95 degrees with 60% humidity, what will the weather be like?
Extremely hot and wet
500
What are the droplets of water on the grass you find in the morning? How does that form?
Dew forms by water vapor condensing when the weather changes
500
What happens during run-off? Why is that important?
The water needs to gather into the ocean so we don’t flood
500
What causes lightning?
Ice crystals strike against each other and cause electricity
500
What type of weather do warm fronts produce? Why?
Light and steady rain, because a thin layer of clouds form
500
A continental tropical air mass is approaching a continental polar air mass-- what type of weather should we expect?
Light steady rain
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