Weather Wonders
This is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.
What is weather?
This describes the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
Wind is caused by differences in this atmospheric property.
What is air pressure?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of this.
What is precipitation?
You may need to bring your car into the garage when there is this type of precipitation.
What is hail?
This tool is used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
These large areas of land or ocean with similar climate characteristics are called this.
What are climate zones?
This tool is used to show the direction from which the wind is blowing.
What is a wind vane?
This is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.
What is evaporation?
People, hundreds of years ago, would use the colour of the sky, animal behaviour, and plant changes to do this.
What is forecast the weather?
This precipitation consists of small ice pellets.
What is sleet?
The distance from this geographical feature greatly affects a region's temperature.
What is the equator?
These are large, swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters.
What are hurricanes (or cyclones or typhoons)?
When water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water, it is called this
What is condensation?
This would be the way you would describe the material of a spring jacket.
What is water resistant/proof?
This type of precipitation falls as balls or irregular lumps of ice.
What is hail?
This term describes the trapping of heat by gases in Earth's atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
This is the unit of measurement when measuring air pressure.
What is kPa?
This is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
What is the water cycle?
This is a way of farming that protects and improves the environment.
What is conservation agriculture?
A scientist who studies and forecasts the weather is called this.
What is a meteorologist?
Changes in Earth's long-term weather patterns and temperatures are referred to as this.
What is climate change?
The speed of wind is often measured using this instrument.
What is an anemometer?
The amount of water vapor present in the air is known as this.
What is humidity?
What are some ways farmers participate in conservation agriculture?
Plant trees to reduce erosion, cover crops, crop rotation, drip irrigation system, waste management, etc.