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What is the Jetstream.
A- Jet
B- Air flowing east to west
C- Where a jets fly
D- Where water travels
B- Air flowing east to west
What is a rain gauge
It is used to determine the depth of precipitation
What is a barometer
a scientific instrument that is used to measure air pressure in a certain environment
What is a hygrometer
an instrument which measures the humidity of air or some other gas
What is a meteorologist
a physical scientist who observes, studies, or forecasts the weather.
what is the atmosphere
a mixture of gases that surrounds the planet.
What is the hemisphere
One half of a sphere, formed by a plane that passes through the center of the sphere
what is the water cycle
shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
what are clouds
The water that makes up clouds is in liquid or ice form
what are stratus clouds
low-level layers with a fairly uniform grey or white color
what are nimbus clouds
a special rain cloud category which combined the three forms cumulo + cirro + stratus
Which weather instrument gather data about wind?
A-Thermometer
B-Barometer
C-Anemometer
D-Hygrometer
C-Anemometer
What is fog
appears when water vapor (water in its gaseous form) condenses
what are cumulonimbus clouds
menacing looking multi-level clouds, extending high into the sky in towers or plumes
what are Nimbostratus clouds
dark, grey, featureless layers of cloud, thick enough to block out the Sun
What is sea breeze
Cooler air over the ocean is flowing over the land surface
What is ground water
Water that exists underground in saturated beneath the land surface
What is a thermometer
A tool to measure temperture
what brings warm weather to NC
warming influence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream.
What is a tornado
a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground
What is wind?
Wind is the movement of air from one location to another
What is land breeze
A flow from land to water
What is weather
Something that happens every day at some point of time.
What is climate?
The long term pattern of weather in a particular area.
Where does wind come from.
Air above land heats up faster than Air above water