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Weather Instruments
Weather
Water & Water Cycle
Weather Forecasting
Climate
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This device measures air temperature
What is a thermometer
100
If the temperature is below freezing, droplets of water fall as
What is snow, sleet, or hail
100
The percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water
What is 3/4 or 75%
100
On a weather map, a curved line with triangles point toward the south represent what?
What is a cold front moving in from the north
100
This climate zone are has scarce rainfall
What is a desert
200
This device measure wind speed
What is an anemometer
200
This is the condition of Earth's lower atmosphere at a certain time and place over a short period of time
What is weather
200
As air cools, water vapor _________ into droplets of liquid water
What is condenses
200
A scientist who studies weather
What is a meteorologist
200
The Polar Zone is generally identified as ____ N to _____ N and _____ S to _____ S
What is 66.5N to 90N and 66.5S to 90S
300
This is the weight of air pressing on all sides of an object
What is air pressure
300
When warm air rises ________ moves in causing _______
What is cold air and wind
300
The process in the water cycle in which heat causes water to change from a water vapor to liquid water
What is Condensation
300
The front edge of this mass is generally made up of warmer air
What is a warm front
300
The average weather in a large area ove a period of many years is called the
What is climate
400
This device measures relative humidity
What is a hygrometer
400
Most of Earth's freshwater is located in
What is ice caps and glaciers
400
The process in the water cycle in which heat causes water to change from a liquid state to a gas is
What is Evaporation
400
This front edge is a mas of colder air
What is a cold front
400
These TWO weather conditions may effect the climate and it's patterns
What are Global Warming and El Nino
500
A temperature of 80 degrees and a relative humidity of 85% means
What is 85% of the amount of moisture the air can hold at that temperature
500
This energy source is responsible for uneven heating of the Earth's surfaces and affects _______ and ________
What is the sun, air movement (wind) and precipitation
500
Surface water is found in these FOUR areas
What are lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams
500
Meteorologists generally track these FOUR types of weather systems
What are thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards
500
Name the three regions of the Earth's climatic zones
What is polar zone, temperate zone, and tropical zone