Definitions
What is precipitation?
Give one example of how weather affects human lives
Examples: The clothes we wear, the activities we do
What is a wind vane?
Measures wind direction
Name 3 kinds of precipitation
Examples: Rain, snow, freezing rain
A warm air mass replaces a cold air mass. Often causes rain and clouds
What is a forecast?
a prediction of the weather
Which is more reliable- a short term or long term forecast?
short term
What is a thermometer?
Tells us the temperature outside
Which of the following is not a kind of precipitation? Rain, snow, sleet, or hurricane?
Hurricane
Where inside and outside would the temperature be the coldest?
inside- basement
outside- in an open space with no shelter
What is a meteorologist?
A scientist that studies weather
Low pressure system
What tool gives information on the speed of the wind?
an anemometer
When water vapor turns into water droplets, we call this process...
condensation
Where inside and outside would the temperature be the warmest?
Inside- upstairs
Outside- where there is shelter
What is a nowcast?
A forecast within the next 36 hours
Which weather component is not part of a short-term local weather forecast? Relative humidity, wind speed and direction, percentage of precipitation or climate information?
Climate information
What is RADAR?
Gives us information about coming weather by sending radio beams which hit precipitation. Helps meteorologists make forecasts.
What temperature does rain form in?
How does the sun affect weather?
Day/night cycle, seasons, temperature
What is climate change?
The changing of the climate of the planet
Name 3 kinds of weather phenomena
Examples: Hurricanes, thunderstorms, blizzards.
What is a satellite?
Carry instruments called radiometers that scan Earth to form images
atmospheric water frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is the average conditions over a period of time. Weather is a prediction of temperature, wind, precipitation, etc.