Weather vs Climate
It is going to be rainy tomorrow. (weather or climate)
What is weather?
This is a cooling process that changes water vapor to a liquid.
What is condensation?
This is when cold air overtakes warm air and brings strong, intense storms.
What is a cold front?
When you see a line of half red circles on a weather map, it means that this type of front is approaching.
What is a warm front?
It is summer in the southern hemisphere, but this season in the northern hemisphere.
What is winter?
The average high temperature for North Carolina in July is 90 degrees. (weather or climate)
What is climate?
This heating process changes liquid to water vapor.
What is evaporation?
This is when cold and warm air masses meet and neither moves causing rain for a long period of time.
What is a stationary front?
To predict weather in the United States, meteorologists generally look in this direction.
What is west?
All areas on Earth have four seasons. (true/false)
What is false?
This climate zone is warm all year long.
What is the tropical zone?
This is the process in which rain/snow falls from the clouds.
What is precipitation?
This is when warm air overtakes cold air and there is a steady rain for a long period of time.
What is a warm front?
High pressure systems are symbolized with this on a weather map.
What is a H?
This climate zone is warm all year long.
What is the tropical zone?
This climate zone is cold all year long.
What is the polar zone?
This is the process in which plants lose water to the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
This is when warm air gets caught between two cold air masses. It brings strong winds and heavy rain.
What is the occluded front?
When you see a line of blue triangles on the weather map, it means this type of front is approaching.
What is a cold front?
It is spring in the northern hemisphere, but this season in the southern hemisphere.
What is fall?
This climate zone has warm and cold times of the year.
What is the temperate zone?
This powers the water cycle.
What is the sun?
This type of air is denser than warm air so it falls.
What is cold air?
What is a L?
This is the cause of seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth?