Precipitation
This tool is used to measure humidity
This tool is used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
This tool measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
This tool is used to measure air pressure
What is a Barometer and Psychrometer
The Coriolis Effect states that things will naturally flow in what direction in the Southern Hemisphere
What is counter-clockwise
Provide 3 examples of precipitation
What is rain, snow, hail, sleet, humidity
What is slow and together
Winds that flow from the West to the East are known as
What is Westerlies
Rising air pressure will generally result in what type of weather
What is happy, fair weather
Likewise, low air pressure results in bad, lousy weather
Our Lego build in January was what lesson?
What is Lego Propeller Car
How long does it take a raindrop to reach the ground from a cloud?
What is 2 minutes
In an isolated room, how will warm air move?
What is rise
The trade winds can be located in what general region?
What is near the equator
As you increase in elevation, does the air pressure decrease, increase, or stay the same?
What is decrease
List the 7 continents in alphabetical order
What is Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
Why are the most humid regions found near the equator?
Because the Earth gets the most direct sunlight there it causes the evaporation of water and thus humidity increases
Water freezes at what Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 0 degrees Celsius
The trade winds flow from the _____ to the _____
What is East to the West
The air pressure around us is felt at what amount?
What is 14.7 psi
List 4 biomes we learned about
What is polar, forest, desert, grasslands, aquatic
Create a small diagram to demonstrate the three major elements of the water cycle
Liquid water evaporates into water vapor > condenses to form clouds > precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow
Define Climate
What is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
The four causes of wind are
What is air pressure, temperature, topography, Coriolis Effect
Who discovered the existence of air pressure and in what year
Who is Evangelista Torricelli in 1643
Convert the following:
150 kilometers to ____ centimeters
What is 15,000,000 centimeters