The Water Cycle
Elements of Weather
What Influences Weather
Severe Weather and Weather Safety
Natural Disasters in Florida
100
Movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans and even living things
What is the Water Cycle
100
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
100
Warm air mass moves upward and cold air mass moves horizonatially.
What is Cold Front
100
An electrical discharge that happens between a positively charges area and a negatively charges area.
What is Lightning
100
Florida has more injuries and deaths caused by ____________than any other state.
What is lightning
200
Release of water vapor into the air
What is Transpiration
200
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vaport needed to reach saturation.
What is relative humidity
200
Warm air mass moves upwards and across and cold air mass is moving out of the warm air mass area.
What is Warm Front
200
When a thunderstrom meets horizontal winds at high altitude.
What is how a tornado forms.
200
Florida's hurricane seasons is
What is June 1 to November 30
300
When solid water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid.
What is Sublimation
300
The temperature at which condensation than evaporation occurs.
What is dew point.
300
When both air masses are pushing against each other equally
What is Stationary Front
300
This is given when severe weather have been spotted or is expected within 24 hours.
What is Warning
300
Limestone is eroded by water and creates a cave when the cave empties of water and the roof collapses this is called
What is a sinkhole
400
The water on land seeps into the ground.
What is infiltration
400
The force of air molecules pushing on an area
What is Air Pressure
400
These pressure systesm produce clear weather.
What is High Pressure System
400
When conditions are ideal for severe weather
What is a Watch
400
When the soil in marshes and swamps are dry and lightning strikes, it causes a
What is a muckfire
500
One water has seeped into the land it is called
What is Groundwater
500
Uneven heating of Earth's surface causes pressure differences from place to place. The air moves horzontally or parallel to the ground and the pressure determines the movement.
What is wind
500
These pressure systems produce rainy weather
What is Low-Pressure system
500
Two of the biggest dangers of storms that produce heavy rains or storm surges is
What are flooding and low temperatures.
500
What produces more water than high tide
What is storm surge