Describing Weather
Weather Patterns
Weather Forecast
Climate
Climate Cycles
100

A series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere. 

The water cycle

100

What speed do the winds need to blow for the storm to be called a hurricane? 

At least 119 km/h

100

What does an isobar tell us on a weather map?

All the places on a map where pressure has the same value. 

100

Gases in the atmosphere that absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation are known as what? 

Greenhouse gases

100

A warm period that occurs during an ice age. 

Interglacial 


200

What is weather? 

Atmospheric conditions and short-term changes of a certain place at a certain time. 

200

A funnel cloud that forms when updrafts within a thunderstorm begin rotating is called a what? 

A tornado

200

What is a visible light satellite image show us?

White clouds and cloud formations over Earth.

200

How does altitude affect climate? 

The higher the altitude, the colder the climate. 

200

The time of year when where the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, resulting in the longest day of the year. 

Summer Solstice 

300

What is a barometer used to measure?

Barometric pressure

300

What is a stationary front? 

An approaching front that will stall for several days, with warm air on one side and cold air on the other side. 

300

What is the difference between a surface report and an upper-air report? 

Surface Report- weather measurements made on Earth's surface

Upper-Air Report- describes wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above Earth's surface (in the atmosphere)

300

The climate of Sukhumvit compared to the climate of all of Bangkok would be an example of what? 

A microclimate

300

What causes the seasons? 

The latitude and tilt of the Earth 

400

True or False: the dew point is the same temperature as the melting point.

True - the dew point (and melting point) are temperature where condensation can occur.

400

A large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system is what kind of pressure system? 

High-pressure system

400

A purple line of half circles and triangles shows which type of front on a weather map? 

An occluded front 

400

Why does the ocean water feel much colder than the sand on the beach? 

The ocean water has a higher specific heat than the sand, so the sand heats up much faster. 

400

What interglacial period are we currently in? 

Holocene Epoch

500

What is the difference between snow and sleet? 

Snow is complete frozen, even when it hits the ground. Sleet is frozen, then thaws, then refreezes before it hits the ground. 

500

How are air masses calculated? 

By their temperature and moisture characteristics (precipitation)

500

How are computers used to predict the weather? 

Complex mathematical formulas detailed in a computer program help predict the weather. 

500

By the year 2100, how high are temperatures expected to reach on Earth? 

Between 1°C  and 4° C

500

How long is the cycle of Earth's tilt before it changes again? 

41,000 years