water cycle
00 - Q: Jasmine breathed against a window and saw water vapor turn into a spot. What stage of the water cycle does this show?
A: Condensation
🌬️100 - Q: When a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and slides underneath, what type of front forms?
🌬️100 - Q: When a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and slides underneath, what type of front forms?
A: Cold front
🌡️100 - Q: How has technology improved weather forecasting?
🌡️100 - Q: How has technology improved weather forecasting?
A: It provides more data and information for better forecasts.
How does the Gulf Stream affect the air masses above it?
How does the Gulf Stream affect the air masses above it?
A: It causes the air masses to become warmer.
Why are floods often destructive?
Why are floods often destructive?
A: Because the ground is saturated and water doesn’t drain quickly.
💧200 - Q: Name three processes that add water vapor to the atmosphere.
A: Evaporation, transpiration, respiration
🌬️200 - Q: When a warm air mass is caught between two cold fronts, what type of front forms?
🌬️200 - Q: When a warm air mass is caught between two cold fronts, what type of front forms?
A: Occluded front
🌡️200 - Q: Why are accurate forecasts important? (Choose 2)
A: They help people prepare for severe weather and help farmers plan harvests.
What is the relationship between warm ocean currents and air masses?
What is the relationship between warm ocean currents and air masses?
A: Warm ocean currents warm the air masses above them.
A falling barometric pressure usually means what?
A falling barometric pressure usually means what?
A: Stormy weather is coming.
💧300 - Q: What causes rain to turn into ice pellet
A: Falling (or freezing) temperatures
🌬️300 - Q: When neither warm nor cold air can move the other, what type of front forms?
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🌬️300 - Q: When neither warm nor cold air can move the other, what type of front forms?
A: Stationary front
- Q: What tool measures air pressure to help predict weather changes?
- Q: What tool measures air pressure to help predict weather changes?
A: Barometer
Lamar lives on the east coast of the U.S. What current influences his local temperatures?
Lamar lives on the east coast of the U.S. What current influences his local temperatures?
A: The Gulf Stream
A rising barometric pressure usually means what?
A rising barometric pressure usually means what?
A: Clear, stable weather.
400 - Q: When water changes from a liquid to a gas, what process is occurring?
A: Evaporation
400 - Q: The area is away from the coast and far north. What air mass is this?
A: Continental Polar
If barometric pressure is falling, what kind of weather is likely?
A: Stormy weather
What happens when a warm ocean current flows near land?
What happens when a warm ocean current flows near land?
A: The nearby air and land temperatures increase.
Why did Lexie have trouble breathing in the Rocky Mountains?
Why did Lexie have trouble breathing in the Rocky Mountains?
A: Air density decreases at higher altitudes.
500 - Q: Plants release water vapor through which process?
500 - Q: Plants release water vapor through which process?
A: Transpiration
500 - Q: Which two main forces move air masses across North America?
A: Jet stream and prevailing westerlies
What data do satellites and radar systems help meteorologists collect?
A: Cloud patterns, storm movement, precipitation, and temperature data
What happens when a warm ocean current flows near land?
What happens when a warm ocean current flows near land?
A: The nearby air and land temperatures increase.
During a cold front, what type of weather is most likely?
During a cold front, what type of weather is most likely?
A: Thunderstorms or severe weather