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Precipitation
Air Temperature
High/Low Pressure
Cold/Warm Fronts
Anything Goes
100
Name the 4 types of precipitation
Hail, sleet, snow, rain
100
What temperature does water freeze at?
32 degrees
100
What is the symbol for high pressure?
H
100
What is the symbol for a cold front?
Teacher decides
100
What is wind speed/direction?
Wind speed and direction are how fast the wind is blowing and what direction it is blowing from.
200
What is the most common type of precipitation?
Rain
200
What is air temperature?
Air temperature is the measure of how hot or cold the air is.
200
What is the symbol for low pressure?
L
200
What is the symbol for a warm front?
Teacher decides
200
What kind of air can we expect if the wind is blowing from the south?
Warmer air
300
What type of precipitation occurs when it is 32 degrees or lower?
Snow
300
What tool is used to measure air temperature?
Thermometer
300
What type of weather is associated with high pressure?
Clear skies, sunny days
300
What type of temperature is associated with a warm front?
Warm temperatures
300
What makes weather?
precipitation, air temperature, wind speed/direction
400
When does sleet occur?
When the temperature is right around 32 degrees.
400
What is air temperature measured in?
Degrees
400
What type of weather is associated with low pressure?
Cloudy skies, precipitation is likely
400
What type of temperature is associated with a cold front?
Cool/cold
400
What is the imaginary line that cuts the Earth in half?
Equator
500
When can you expect hail?
During extreme thunderstorms or tornadoes
500
How are air temperature and precipitation linked?
Air temperature affects what type of precipitation will fall.
500
Can there be a high pressure day in the winter? Why or why not?
Yes, high pressure has nothing to do with temperature. You can have a sunny, but cold day.
500
If the temperature is 40 degrees and then a cold front moves in, what will happen to the temperature?
It will drop.
500
It is a winter day with the temperature at 20 degrees. A low pressure system is in charge. What type of weather can we expect?
Cold and snowy