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Weather Map
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Winds
Odds and Ends
100
Which direction is the cold front on the board moving?
East
100
What do you know about the wind at weather station fig. 1a?
50 knots from the west
100
the three types of potential energy are gravitational, elastic and ___.
chemical
100
What kind of air steals electrons creating a negative charge in clouds?
warm wet air
100
In the experiment for fig 7, the steps listed were the _______ of the experiment.
Procedures
200
Which symbol shows cloudy skies with strong winds from the NW?
Figure 1b
200
Fig 6 shows a ___ front moving ____.
cold, S.E.
200
What is the energy transformation that occurs when lightening strikes a 6th grader?
Electricity produces Thermal energy When a storm strikes GO INSIDE!!!
200
Low Pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere rotate _________.
counterclockwise
200
In the experiment for Figure 7, when students thought about information gathered during the experiment they were __________ data.
analyzing
300
Which direction is the warm front on the board moving?
S.E.
300
What city is warmer on Fig 4?
City B
300
In fig 5, in what direction was the cold front moving before it met a warm front?
SW
300
Winds are produced by the _______ heating of Earth's hemisphere.
uneven
300
On the line graph #6 p.215, at what time did rain showers begin?
2 P.M.
400
What is the wall of water that builds up over the ocean and is released by a hurricane?
a storm surge
400
What symbol shows a cold front, possibley with a low pressure system traveling to the SE?
Figure 6
400
Why is Figure 3 City A colder than City B?
A cold front has passed through city A but not city B.
400
High pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere rotate __________.
clockwise
400
In fig 6, what would you most need to consider in order to replicate and verify the rusults?
procedures
500
In fig 5, what type front is represented and in which direction is it moving?
It is a stationary front not moving anywhere.
500
What city is warmer on Figure 3?
City B
500
Why is City A cooler than city B in fig.4?
The warm front has passed through City B but has not made it to city A yet.
500
A storm is 360 miles away and traveling towward Memphis at 60 m/hr. How long will it be before the storm hits Memphis?
6 hrs.
500
On the line graph p.215 #6, for what hours did evaporation increase in the atmosphere?
10 A.M. - 2 P.M.