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General Weather
Temperature
Water Cycle
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The one thing that is not related to weather: a. precipitation b. wind speed and direction c. pollen count d. temperature
What is pollen count?
100
The type of energy associated with a thermometer?
What is thermal energy?
100
What drives the water cycle.
What is the sun?
100
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
What is mesosphere?
100
A boundary between two air masses of different temperatures.
What is a front?
200
The directional pattern that weather patterns move. a. west to east b. east to west c. north to south d. south to north
What is west to east?
200
The more thermal energy something has, the ________ the molecules move.
What is faster?
200
When water moves from the liquid state to the gaseous state?
What is evaporation?
200
The amount of water vapor in the air at any given time.
What is relative humidity?
200
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the
What is troposhere?
300
The type of weather associated with High Barometric Pressure.
What is nice weather (sunny and fair)?
300
The less thermal energy something has, the _________ the molecules move.
What is slower?
300
When water goes from the solid state to the liquid state.
What is melting?
300
About ______ % of the sun's solar energy is absorbed by the earth's surface.
What is 50%
300
The weather primarily occurs in the
What is troposphere?
400
The type of weather associated with Low Barometric Pressure.
What is bad weather (rainy, clouds)?
400
The material that heats up the fastest Choices: Sand, soil, water.
What is sand?
400
When water droplets come together to form clouds because there has been a decrease in temperature.
What is condensation?
400
When warm air is less dense and cool air is more dense, it starts this process.
What is wind?
400
The name of the meterological instrument to measure the wind.
What is an anemometer?
500
The four things that cause the weather: a. wind, temperature, clothing, and pressure. b. wind, temperature, pressure, humidity c. wind, temperature, climate, rain d. wind, temperature, pressure, climate
What is b (wind, temperature, pressure, and humidity)?
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The material that heats up the slowest. Choices: Sand, soil, water.
What is water?
500
The part of the water cycle when clouds become too full and rain, snow, sleet or hail are released.
What is precipitation?
500
The heating and cooling cycles of land and water cause ______ currents
What is convection currents?
500
Besides receiving direct/indirect light, this is the other cause of the seasons.
What is the tilt of the earth (23.5 degrees)?