Show:
Fronts
Weather Map
Graph
Measuring
Odds and Ends
100
Which front in the picture causes thunderstorms?
D
100
Which city is cool and clear?
Pierre
100
For how many hours is this graph shown?
8
100
What does a thermometer measure?
temperature
100
Name two decomposers
bacteria and fungi, worms, etc.
200
Which front causes drizzle
C
200
Which state is about to have thunderstorms?
North Dakota
200
What two things does this graph compare?
humidity and time of eay
200
What measures wind direction?
a wind sock or weather vain
200
In what state(s) of matter does water occur on Earth?
solid, liquid and gas
300
What weather does a cold front bring?
thunderstorms
300
What front is shown and which direction is it moving?
a cold front is moving north-northeast
300
At what time did it rain?
.
300
Waht does an anemometer measure?
wind speed
300
What causes the apparent curving of wind on Earth?
the Coriolis effect
400
What front does an occluded front bring?
heavy precipitation
400
What is the weather like in Pierre?
cool, clear and windy
400
Which state is about to have thunderstorms?
North Dakota
400
What measures air pressure?
a barometer
400
What phenomenon causes water to go into the atmosphere?
evaporation
500
Why does a stationary front bring days of wet weather?
A cold front moves into a warm front with the same force, so that neither can push the other. The warm air cools slowly over days.
500
What would have to happen for this to become a stationary front?
The warm air that the cold front hits would have to move back into it.
500
What is the relative humidity when it rains most often?
100%
500
What happens when temperature goes up?
molecules vibrate faster
500
What causes global winds to move in large, circular patterns?
pressure belts