What is the ultimate power source that brings Earth to life?
What is the sun.
100
What instrument do meteorologists use to measure the Dew Point? What units dowe use when reporting this data?
What is psychrometer: degrees
100
I am a low level cloud that is easy to draw. I hang around on dry, clear days. Who am I?
What is a cumulus cloud.
100
What has to happen to water in order for a clouds to form.
What is water EVAPORATES, RISES, COOLS, CONDENSES onto PARTICLES
100
How does the atmosphere block out excess UV radiation?
What is ozone layer.
200
Energy from the sun travels through space to Earth in what form and by what method?
What is radiation in the form of Electro magnetic waves.
200
How does water become water vapor and get into the atmosphere? Where does this water come from?
What is evaporation: the ocean
200
I am a low level cloud that smooth and gray. I hang bring drizzle or snow flurries. Who am I?
What is a stratus cloud
200
The last part of the water cycle brings the water full circle, what is it called?
What is Collection.
200
What layer of the atmosphere is heated directly from the sun?
What is the thermosphere
300
Why can clouds be seen and the entire 1/2 of the Earth be illuminated?
What is scattering.
300
What is the exact amount of water vapor that is in the air at a specific time and temperature called?
What is Absolute Humidity.
300
What are two factors that effect the shape of clouds?
What is altitude and wind
300
In order for it to rain or snow, what has to happen to a cloud and the humidity level.
What is cloud becomes saturated humidity reaches 100%
300
What causes Global Winds to curve? What direction do they curve in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Coriolis Effect Left in the Southern Hemisphere
400
What are the 3 most common forms of electromagnetic waves in our atmosphere? ( list them from greatest to least)
What is visible light, infrared, ultra violet.
400
When using a dew point or RH chart what is on the X & Y axis used to determine the RH or Dew Point.
What is Y:temperature X: wet bulb depression.
400
My nickname is Thunder head, what is my real name, location, pressure and weather association?
What is Cumulonimbus, All 3 Level, Low Pressure, Thunder, lightening sometimes hail.
400
If the Air temperature is 72 degrees and the humidity level is 68% what has to happen in order for it to rain?
What is the temperature needs to drop so the Dew Point is be reached
500
What form of electromagnetic energy keeps us warm? Where does this form come from in the Troposphere?
What is infrared: transformed from visible light
500
When finding RH using a psychrometer, there are two different parts what are they called and what do they measure?
What is dry bulb: air temperature wet bulb:rate of evaporation
500
I am a high level cloud that is a fortune teller for weather to come. Who am I, what weather am I associated with? what air pressure is present when I show myself?
What is are cirrus clouds, rain or snow with 24-36 hours, high pressure when they are out.
500
Plants contribute water into the water cycle by what method?
What is transpiration.
500
When a hiker climbs Mount Washington they have more trouble breathing as they approach the top, why?