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Weather vs Climate
Fronts & Winds
Clouds
100

A tool that measures the temperature

What is a Thermometer?
100

Samanvi is outside, but suddenly the cute puffy clouds start growing bigger and bigger! Soon after leaving the park she hears thunder outside, what type of cloud is she likely to see?

What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

100
The day to day, minute by minute, and second by second state of the atmosphere

What is Weather?

100

A cold air mass that takes over a warm air mass, usually brings brief thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds

What is a Cold Front?

100

A large multi-level anvil shaped cloud that brings thunderstorms

What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

200

A tool that measures wind direction

What is a Wind Vane, Wind Sock, or Weather Vane?

200
John is outside and his pocket barometer is indicating dropping barometric pressure, what weather will he likely experience soon?

What is Lousy Weather; thunderstorms

200

The average temperature and precipitation in an area

What is Climate?

200

A warm air mass that takes over a cold air mass and brings warmer temperatures along with some light precipitation at the leading edge

What is a Warm Front?

200

A cloud with a flat bottom, puffy and white, present during fair weather

What are Cumulus Clouds?

300

A tool that measures the wind speed

What is a anemometer?

300

Recently there has been some strange weather in North America, and even some unusually cold water off the Pacific Coast in South America. What could be the cause of this?

What is La Nina?
300

There are three types of global winds, what are they? Which one affects the U.S.? 

What are The Trade Winds, The Prevailing Westerlies, The Polar Easterlies.


What are The Prevailing Westerlies 

300

When a warm and a cold air mass meet but neither moves out of the way for the other, bringing light precipitation for several days to areas along the leading edge

What is a Stationary Front?

300

Small wispy clouds located high in the atmosphere. They are present in fair weather but predict a change in weather

What is Cirrus Clouds?

400
A tool that measures air pressure

What is a barometer?

400

A student reports that the sky in their area has cirrus clouds. What is most likely the weather conditions right now in their area?

What is Fair Weather?

400

Marcus is thinking of moving to North Carolina, he is coming from Alaska where it is very cold and snows a lot. He wants to know what it's like here. What are you describing?

What is The Climate

400

Describe the jet stream; include the direction that it moves

The jet stream is a narrow air current, above is warm and below is cold, it moves from west to east

400

Clouds that are low level, and act as a blanket for the sky, usually bring light precipitation

What are Stratus Clouds?

500

A tool that measures the amount of water vapor (humidity) in the air

What is a Hydrometer?

500

After watching the weather forecast for the next week, Tony notices that a warm front is approaching, what kind of weather would he expect, and what should he wear?

He should expect light precipitation on the first day, so he needs a raincoat, but after that the temperatures will increase and he can wear a tee shirt the rest of the week! 

500

This causes the seasons to happen

What is the Tilt of Earth on its Axis?

500

Describe the difference between sea and land breeze

Sea Breeze: When warm ocean air moves to the cooler land, happens at night

Land Breeze: When warm land air moves to the cooler ocean, happens during the day

500

Clouds that are made of ice crystals high in the atmosphere

What are Cirrus Clouds?