Weather 1
This tool is used to measure wind velocity or speed-
Anemometer
Which weather term best describes rain, sleet, and snow.
Precipitation
A storm with heavy rain, strong winds, thunder, and lightning is called a
thunder storm
At which location are oceans the deepest?
Trench
Organism living on the oceans bottom
A strong, whirling storm with high winds and heavy rains that forms over warm ocean water between the months of June and November is called a
Usually, cumulonimbus clouds are associated with weather that is
stormy
Which organism produce most of the Earth's oxygen and are the base of the ocean ecosystem.
phytoplankton
Tides in the ocean are caused by
Gravitational pull of the moon
Ocean currents are powered by wind and by
temperature and salinity
Which type of storm, pictured below, does not produce heavy rain?
Blizzard
A mass of cooler air that moves into an area is called a
cold front
What will the weather most likely be for an area that is experiencing low pressure and an approaching cold front?
Strong storms that could bring storms.
Which best describes the part of the ocean called the abyssal plain?
Flat smooth surface
The zone where plants and animal flourish
sunlight zone
Which of the following is a fluffy, white fair weather cloud?
Cumulos
A violent funnel shaped storm with swirling winds that forms over land is called a
tornado
Jeff was asked to write down the air pressure each day at the beginning of class to help predict the weather. When he looks at the weather center, which of the following tools should he use to find the air pressure?
barometer
Floating organism are known as
Plankton
The darkest and deepest ocean zone
midnight zone
Which high-level cloud is made of tiny pieces of ice that make it look like wispy curls?
Cirrus
When air is cooled and the particles move closer together, there is clear and sunny weather. This type of weather is associated with
high pressure
High pressure usually means
good weather
Swimming organisms are known as
nekton
Name the parts of the ocean floor
Contin. shelf, contin. slope, contin. rise, abyssal plain, ocean trench.