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Wind and Air Masses
Water Cycle
Types of clouds
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
Weather Tools
100
what the conditions are like outside at any given place and time
What is weather
100
The process in water vapor cools to form clouds
What is condensation
100
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation
100

the average weather pattern of a region

What is climate.


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100

What weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation?

What is a rain gauge.

200

when warm air moves in over a cold air mass and brings in cloudy, rainy weather

What is a warm front

200
Evaporation with plants. Helps plants control their amount of water storage.
What is transpiration
200
a cloud at ground level
What is fog
200

Chris noticed a high-pressure system in the weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Which type of weather conditions are most likely for those two days?

What is clear and sunny weather.

200

When a weather vane is pointing North this means the wind is coming FROM and blowing TOWARDS which directions?

What is blowing FROM the north TOWARDS the south.


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300

What affects the coast of North Carolina, causing it to receive less snow than the rest of the state?

What is the Gulf Stream.


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300
Hail, sleet, rain, and snow are all types of...
What is precipitation
300

a type of cloud that forms in blanketlike layers

What are stratus clouds

300
A place where two air masses meet
What is a front
300

What weather instrument measures wind speed?

What is an anemometer.

400

Which conditions are needed for a hurricane to form?

What are warm, moist air rising over warm areas in the ocean.

400

How would water vapor cooling and forming clouds impact the water cycle?

What is would increase precipitation.


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400

What kind of weather are cumulus clouds usually associated with?

What is fair weather.

400

when cold air moves in under a warm air mass

What is an occluded front

400

This instrument measures the weight of the atmosphere.

What is barometer

500

What do meteorologists call the boundary where a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and does not move?

What is a stationary front.

500
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
500
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape
What are cirrus clouds
500

A cold front will move through Raleigh late Wednesday afternoon. Which type of weather conditions will Raleigh most likely experience during that time?

What is warmer temperatures Tuesday, stormy weather late Wednesday, and cooler temperatures on Thursday


DOUBLE POINTS (not on a steal)

500

What weather instrument measure the amount of humidity in the air?

What is a hygrometer.