When water changes state from a gas to a liquid, it goes through...
Condensation?
100
The sun's energy causes water to ________________.
Evaporate
100
The instrument you use to measure precipitation...
Rain gauge
100
What does a blue H mean on the weather map?
High pressure
100
Information on which of the following is LEAST useful to scientists who study weather?
A. Air pressure
B. Wind speed
C. Tree ring data
D. Air temperature
Tree ring data
200
The temperature where liquid water becomes a solid...
32 degrees Farenheit or 0 degrees Celsius
200
When water vapor turns back into water to form a cloud, this is called ________________.
Condensation
200
This weather instrument measures air pressure...
Barometer...
200
Define weather
The state of the atmosphere incluiding its temperature, wind speed and direction, air pressure, moisture, amount of rain or snow, etc.
200
A cloud at or near the ground is called...
Fog
300
The temperature at which liquid water becomes a gas...
212 degrees F or 100 degrees C
300
In the water cycle, these produce precipitation...
Clouds
300
The weather instrument that measures wind speed is called...
Anemometer
300
A front is...
Where two air masses meet
300
The movement of air that redistributes heat on Earth...
Circulation
400
In order for a gas to change into a liquid and a liquid to change to a solid, this has to happen....
Gas cools and the liquid cools
400
List the different types of precipitation...
Rain, sleet, snow, or hail
400
The weather instrument that measures the temperature....
Thermometer
400
Clouds are made of...
Water droplets or ice crystals
400
The persistent pattern of winds that blow near the equator...
Trade Winds
500
In order for a solid to turn to a liquid and a liquid to turn to a gas, ______________.
Heat must be added
500
Define water cycle...
Process by which water circulates between the Earth´s oceans, atmosphere and land involving precipitation, drainage in streams and rivers and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
500
A weather vane shows the direction from which the wind blows by...
Pointing where the wind is coming from
500
The type of precipitation that forms when ice particles get blown up through a thunderstorm cloud by a strong wind: HAIL, SNOWFLAKE OR SLEET?
Hail
500
Explain the difference between weather and climate.
Climate is the average weather conditions of an area over many years. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.