Climate
Weather Tools
Weather Measurements
Extreme Weather and Precipitation
Air Masses and Fronts
More Weather Map Reading
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True or False: Weather is long-term, but climate changes from day to day.
False
200
I measure the direction of wind.
Weather vane
200
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air
200
This can flood and damage homes due to strong winds and rain usually starting in the ocean and moving towards coastline cities.
Hurricane
200
What type of weather do we normally find at a low pressure area?
Rain, clouds, storms
400
Water stores heat well because it as a ________ (high or low) specific heat.
High
400
I measure temperature.
Thermometer
400
What describes the kinetic energy of particles in a substance?
Temperature
400
Does a drought usually happen when are area is hit with a lot of low-pressure systems?
No. Low pressure systems usually bring storms/rain.
400
I'm a warm, dry air mass.
Continental Tropical
400
A high pressure area normally brings what kind of weather?
Clear, sunny skies
600
Describe how winters and summers would be in a city by the coast compared to a city NOT on the coast.
Winters would be ___________ and summers would be _____________.
Winters would be warmer and summers would be colder.
600
What does a barometer measure?
Air Pressure
600
Isotherms are lines on a map showing equal ________________.
Isobars are lines on a map showing equal _________________.
Isotherms = lines of equal temperature
Isobars = lines of equal air pressure
600
If you see a cumulonimbus cloud approaching you, what is one form of extreme weather that could be headed your way?
Thunderstorm or tornado
(Hurricanes are systems of storms that can include cumulonimbus clouds, but thunderstorms and tornados come out of a singular cloud.)
600
I'm a cool, humid air mass.
Maritime Polar
600
What weather should Dallas be expecting soon?
A. Clear skies B. Scattered Clouds C. Rain
B - Scattered Clouds
800
Why is it warmer at the equator?
Because the sun shines most directly at the equator
800
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind Speed
800
When we get rain, one is most likely to notice an increase in which of these:
Air Pressure or Humidity
Humidity
800
This form of precipitation mostly ONLY forms during a thunderstorm.
Hail
800
What type of weather does this front bring?
Heavy rain/snow, thunderstorms, strong winds
Happens quickly
Colder temperatures after the front passes
800
What type of weather should Dallas expect tomorrow?
A. Heavy Snow B. Sunny skies C. Thunderstorms
C. Thunderstorms
1000
What is one way the Gulf Stream impacts climate?
Example answers:
It makes places on the East Coast of the U.S. warmer.
It gives parts of Western Europe warmer winters.
It moves heat up from the equator.
1000
What does a psychrometer measure?
Humidity
1000
You notice the pressure drop and the temperature drop. What possible weather might be coming?
Possible answer:
Rain and winds
Thunderstorm
1000
What is one way freezing rain is different from sleet?
Answers can vary.
1000
What type of weather does this front bring?
Light rain/snow OR scattered clouds
After - warmer temperatures
1000
What is the weather like in Seattle? Why?
Partly cloudy and rainy
It is in a low pressure system.