Which step in the water cycle follows evaporation?
What is condensation?
100
Which of the following is not a current of air?
A) the jet stream
B) a sea breeze
C) the gulf stream
D) Prevailing Westerlies
What is C) the gulf stream
100
Name three types of clouds
What is cumulus, stratus, cumulonimbus or cirrus
100
Which of the following would not bring wet weather?
A) cumulonimbus clouds
B) a cold front
C) a low pressure system
D) a high pressure system
What is D) a high pressure system?
100
Measures temperature; units: degree
What is a thermometer?
200
The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
What creates wind?
A) the uneven heating of the earth
B) two fronts colliding
C) clouds moving across the sky
What is A) the uneven heating of the earth
200
Cloud types that do not bring precipitation are
A) cumulus and cumulonimbus
B) cirrus and stratus
C) cirrus only
D) cirrus and cumulus
E) stratus and cumulonimbus
What is D) cirrus and cumulus?
200
Cumulonimbus clouds generally bring
What is thunderstorms?
200
Which weather factor does an anemometer measure?
What is wind speed?
300
Name four types of precipitation
What is rain, sleet, snow and hail?
300
How does the jet stream affect weather conditions around the world?
A. The strong wind current of the jet stream pushes weather systems around the world.
B. The weak wind current of the jet stream redirects weather systems around the world.
C. The strong wind current of the jet stream prevents weather systems from moving around the world.
What is A
300
Which of the following is not a characteristic of stratus clouds?
A) spread out across the sky
B) lowest altitude of clouds
C) sunny and rainy weather
D) grey in color
What is C) sunny and rainy weather?
300
Thunderstorms come with which type of front?
What is a cold front?
300
The instrument which measures precipitation is
What is rain gauge or snow gauge?
400
Which of the following is most likely not classified as runoff?
A) rivers
B) streams
C) oceans
D) puddles
E) both C & D
What is E) both C & D?
400
Winston-Salem is part of the Northern Hemisphere. Chile is part of the Southern Hemisphere. When it is winter here in Winston-Salem, what season will it be in Chile?
What is summer?
400
How are clouds classified?
What is by their altitude or how high they are in the atmosphere?
400
Blizzards are fierce, snow storms. In the United States, blizzards can only occur (to the north OR to the south) of the jet stream?
What is to the north? (Must be on the polar side of the jet stream which is north)
400
Air pressure is measured by?
What is a barometer?
500
Which phase of the water cycle follows transpiration?
What is condensation?
500
Which best explains how El Nino affects the weather?
A. Cooler ocean water causes the air to cool, which allows for more condensation to occur in the United States.
B. Warmer ocean water allows for warm air to be blown toward the United States and cause droughts.
C. Cooler ocean water causes the air to cool, and brings high air pressure to the United States.
D. Warmer ocean water allows for warmer, wet air to travel east toward the United States.
What is D?
500
Ingrid wears her rain jacket and boots to school. She also packs her umbrella in her backpack. What type of clouds does Ingrid most likely observe outside?
What are cumulonimbus or stratus clouds?
500
A tropical storm that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher; needs warm water to feed it