Extreme Precipitation & Floods Jeopardy

Precipitation

100

Name at least one state that has shown extreme precipitation since the 1950's

Alaska, Hawaii, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Maine, North Carolina, or Kentucky

200

What is extreme precipitation?

A large amount of rain, snow, sleet, or hail in a short period.

300

What year did extreme precipitation begin to occur more rapidly?

The 1950´s

Floods

100

When do floods mainly happen (Not date or time)

During heavy rains.

200

Since 1901 how many inches has preciption increased?

0.2 inches

300

Fill in the blank.

Since the pre industiral period the U.S is _____ percent wetter.

4%

Climate Change

100

What produces more precipitation: 

Colder air with no moisture

OR

Warmer air with lots of moisture

Warmer air with more moisture in the atmosphere

200

What do the current climate model indicate

The earths water cycle will intensify

300

Fill in the blank

For each degree Celsius of warming, the air’s capacity for water vapor goes up by about ___ percent

7 Percent