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VOCABULARY
TRUE/FALSE
KEY POINTS
PRECIPITATION
GRAB BAG
100
Water vapor in the atmosphere is called......?
Humidity
100
Hurricanes form over land.
False; is a storm with spiraling winds that forms over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean.
100
The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs is called the.....?
Troposphere
100
________is raindrops that are pushed up into tall clouds and frozen, causing layers of ice to be added as the pellets are blown upward again and again before falling to the earth; usually falls during warm weather.
Hail
100
What is the name of the scientist who studies the atmosphere and weather?
Meteorologist
200
The weight of the air is called.....?
Air Pressure
200
An anemometer shows the direction from which the wind is blowing.
False; a wind vane
200
Condensed water vapor or ice crystals form.....?
Clouds
200
_________is raindrops that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets.
Sleet
200
When the prefix nimbo- is added to the name of a cloud, what does it tell you about that cloud?
The cloud will produce precipitation
300
The condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time is called.....?
Weather
300
A tornado is a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds.
False; it is a funnel-shaped cloud or swirling winds that reaches down to the ground.
300
The body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture is called an.....?
Air mass
300
________is water droplets in the clouds that join together to form larger drops.
Rain
300
Hail usually falls during cold weather. True or False
False
400
The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth is called the.....?
Atmosphere
400
A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure.
True
400
The boundary where two unlike air masses meet is called a .....?
Front
400
________is ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth.
Snow
400
How is the atmosphere like a ball that falls toward the earth?
Gravity pulls the atmosphere toward the earth just as gravity pulls the ball toward the earth.
500
The measurement of the distance above sea level is called.....?
Altitude
500
Any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground is called precipitation.
True
500
Air is a mixture of nitrogen,_____________, carbon dioxide, and other gases in the atmosphere.
Oxygen
500
________ are raindrops that fall from warm air when the surface of the earth is below freezing, causing the raindrops to freeze as they hit the earth.
Freezing rain
500
What is the difference between a weather watch and a weather warning?
A weather watch means that the conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but the weather is not currently happening. A weather warning means that the storm has begun, and people have reported seeing it.