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Fronts
Water
Mix Up Mash Up
100
Which type of precipitation forms when raindrops freeze or partially freeze, then fall to Earth’s surface? A. snow B. sleet C. hail d. dew
What is B. Sleet
100
What are the four types of precipitation?
What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail
100
Which describes a front? A. The barometric pressure of the air B. Air masses C. Where weather occurs D. The boundary where two different air masses meet
What is D. The boundary where two different air masses meet
100
What is evaporation? A. When water changes states from liquid to a gas B. When water changes states from liquid to solid C. When water changes states from solid to liquid D. When water changes states from solid to gas
What is A. When water changes states from liquid to gas
100
What is temperature? A. The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place B. How hot or cold something is C. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time D. The amount of wind blowing through an area
What is B. How hot or cold something is
200
Which describes humidity? A. The amount of water vapor in the air B. The weight of the air C. The barometric pressure of the air D. The temperature of the air
What is A. The amount of water vapor in the air
200
What is the atmosphere?
What is "A protective blanket of gas around Earth"
200
. What is an air mass? A. A large body of air that is made of the same moisture but different temperature B. A group of clouds that are the same type, size, and temperature C. A large body of air that is made of the same temperature and same moisture D. A large body of air that is made of the same temperature and different moisture
What is C. A large body of air that is made of the same temperature and same moisture
200
What is the water cycle? A. When clouds form and it rains B. The constant movement of Earth’s water from the surface to the atmosphere and back again C. The process of water moving from liquid to solid before being removed from Earth D. The state of the atmosphere at any given time
What is B. The constant movement of Earth's water from the surface to the atmosphere and back again
200
What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans? A. 45% B. 55% C. 65% D. 75%
What is D. 75%
300
What is climate? A. The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place B. The temperature of the air C. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time D. The amount of wind blowing through an area
What is C. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
300
What two elements is the atmosphere mostly made of?
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen
300
What occurs when a front is formed? A. Clouds form B. Weather changes occur C. Temperature changes occur D. Precipitation stops
What is B. Weather changes occur
300
What is transpiration? A. Evaporation lakes B. Evaporation from ponds C. Evaporations from animals D. Evaporation from plants
What is D. Evaporation from plants
300
What two things depend greatly on a region’s climate?
What is the environment and living things
400
2. What causes winds? A. Differences in precipitation B. Differences in humidity C. Differences in air pressure D. Differences in condensation
What is C. Differences in air pressure
400
What is precipitation? A. The water cycle B. The cooling of water in the atmosphere, changing gas to liquid C. Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, and hail D. The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat.
What is B. The cooling of water in the atmosphere, changing gas to liquid
400
What type of front is described below? -A cold air mass pushes up a warm air mass -Cumulus clouds then form -Heavy, rain, thunderstorms, and snow occurs for a short time
What is a cold front
400
What are the four characteristics of water? (circle all that apply) A. Luster B. Hardness C. Color D. Clarity E. Chemicals F. Taste G. Sugar H. Salinity I. Pollution
What is C. Color D. Clarity F. Taste H. Salinity
400
What three factors affect temperature and precipitation?
What is 1. Latitude 2. Elevation 3. Nearness to large bodies of water
500
What is weather? A. The amount of rain an area receives B. The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place C. The temperature of the air D. The amount of wind blowing through an area
What is B. The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
500
Match the types of clouds with the description 1. Stratus ____________ 2. Cumulus ___________ 3. Cumulonimbus ___________ 4. Cirrus____________ A. Thin wispy clouds that form high in the sky. B. Puffy white clouds with flat bottoms; look like cotton balls C. Dark and thick puffy clouds; shaped like mushrooms; rainclouds D. Flat clouds that form in layers like sheets
What is 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A
500
What type of front is described below? -A warm air mass stretches over a cold air mass -Stratus clouds then form -Steady, light rain or snow can occur for longer time
What is a warm front
500
What causes evaporation? A. Cold B. Wind C. Clouds D. Heat
What is D. Heat
500
Match the weather tool with its function. 1. Wind vane A. Measures amount of precipitation 2. Anemometer B. Measures temperature 3. Thermometer C. Measure wind speed 4. Barometer D. Measures air pressure 5. Rain gauge E. Measures wind direction
What is 1. E 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A