Water Cycle
What is weather?
The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
What layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?
Troposphere
What instrument is measured with a thermometer?
Temperature
How do clouds form?
Water vapor in the air cools and condenses
What is happening when the Pacific Ocean slightly warms?
El Nino
What is climate?
Average state of atmosphere at a certain place over a long period of time
High pressure days lead to what type of weather?
Good weather
What weather will the southern hemisphere experience during October?
Spring
What cloud type is made of ice crystals?
Cirrus
What causes winds?
The uneven heating of Earth's surface
What most affects the temperature of an area?
latitude
What type of pressure system is found when it is raining?
Low pressure system
Cumulus clouds are high level wispy clouds: true or false
False
What cloud is in the sky if you are experiencing a thunderstorm?
Cumulonimbus
What is the job of the Jet Stream?
Moving weather fronts
In what direction does weather move?
West to East
What type of weather does a warm front bring?
cloudy skies and rainy weather
Draw a warm front, cold front, stationary front, and occluded front
see drawings
What does the prefix/suffix of nimbo/nimbus mean?
rain
What type of storm commonly forms in the Gulf Stream?
Hurricanes
Why does precipitation fall from clouds?
Cold air turns water vapor to water droplets, which are heavier than water vapor
What weather happens when a high pressure system and low pressure system meet?
Precipitation
What is a land breeze?
Nimbostratus clouds bring wind and lightning: true or false
False
Why do winds at the beach change between day and night?
the temperature over land and over water change