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Ecology
Weather Tools
Fronts
Weather terms
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100
Two things that make a biome what it is are
What are climate and types of plants and animals?
100
This tool is used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
100
Low pressure air pushes _______ out of the way bringing storms.
What is a high pressure system?
100
The study of weather is
What is meteorology?
100
Forms that precipitation can take
What is snow, sleet, hail, and rain?
200
There are three types of symbiosis, this type has both organisms benefiting
What is mutualism?
200
Sometimes I look like I have cups spinning around in the air. I measure wind speed, I am a(n)
What is an anemometer?
200
Warm, less dense air at the equator moves ______
What is rises and flows toward the poles?
200
This is the maximum amount of water vapor there could be in the air compared with the water vapor in the air today...
What is relative humidity?
200
Warm air is light and move ______, while cold air is heavy and moves ______.
What is quickly and slowly?
300
The deer population in the forest has reached it's maximum number this is known as
What is carrying capacity?
300
These tools measure relative humidity.
What are a psychrometer and hygrometer?
300
If a severe thunderstorm is in the area and a cold air mass has moved in, it is said to be a _______.
What is a cold front?
300
A short-term condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place...
What is weather?
300
Plants that have stems that store water and no leaves would most likely live in a ____.
What is a desert?
400
An abiotic factor in an ecosystem is______ while _______ is living.
What is non-living and biotic?
400
Used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
400
Clear, sunny, nice days are to said to be a part of this _____
What is a warm front?
400
When air is forced into a smaller space it is...
What is compressed?
400
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by winds that circulate between the equator and the poles is an example of ______
What is convection?
500
An energy pyramid has many levels, what is represented at the bottom?
What are producers?
500
Local winds are caused by
What is changes in temperature due to uneven heating of the Earth.
500
A hurricane is developing in the area, what happens to the barometric pressure?
What is it decreases?
500
A boundary line between air masses is called a?
What is a front?
500
Of the following, polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, trade winds, or prevailing easterlies; which gives rise to hurricanes and cyclones?
What is trade winds?