The day to day condition of the elements in the atmosphere.
100
Give the element of weather which is most associated with summer.
Sunshine
100
Name the 2 main seasons of Belize.
Wet and dry
100
Name the four seasons of the world.
Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn (Fall)
100
List the four types of clouds discussed in class.
Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, and Nimbus
200
Which two elements of weather do we generally talk about when someone says "how is the weather?"
Temperature and precipitation
200
What is the name given to the elements which measures level of warmth or coolness?
Temperature
200
The dry season lasts from ____________ to ____________
March to June
200
The earth is divided into how many hemispheres? List them
4 - Northern, southern, western and eastern
200
Which clouds are "Fair weather clouds" and look like fluffy, white cotton balls?
Cumulus Clouds
300
List three elements of weather associated with natural disasters.
Tornados, hurricanes and flooding
300
What is the definition of humidity?
A measure of the amount of water vapour in the air.
300
The temperatures in Belize generally range from __________________ to _______________________
50 F to 95 F
300
When the Northern Hemisphere is leaning directly toward the sun, this part of the world recieves which season?
Summer because it is getting the most sunlight
300
What general name is attached to clouds to show that is is a rain cloud?
Nimbus
400
What are the 6 main elements of weather discussed in class?
Temperature, Humidity, precipitation, wind, clouds and sunshine
400
What is the definition of Clouds?
a collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals
400
Which District receives the most rainfall for the year?
Toledo
400
When the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun, this part of the earth is experiencing which season?
Winter, becuase it is receiving little sunlight
400
What type of clouds look like feathers covering the entire sky?
Cirrus
500
List two forms of precipitation
rain and snow
500
What is the definition of precipitation? Give an example.
Any form of moisture that falls out of the sky. E.g rain, snow, hail
500
The rainfall in Belize begins to become less during which month?
August
500
There are periods where the earth is not leaning directly away from or toward the sun. These two seasons are _______________________ and _________________
Autumn and Spring
500
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
A puffy, thick, grey cloud with rain falling out of it.