What is the temperature on the thermometer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius?
54/55 F, 11/12/13 C
100
What type of cloud is puffy and looks like a cotton ball?
cumulus
100
Name the two things about wind that meteorologists measure.
speed and direction
100
The movement of water on, above and below Earth is called?
water cycle
200
What do satellites measure
Clouds
200
What is the air pressure in both inches and millibars on the barometer shown?
987 mb, 29.1 inches
200
What type of precipitation forms the way this way? (see diagram)
hail
200
Weather systems in the U.S. usually move in what direction?
west to east
200
During evaporation, water changes from a liquid to a what?
gas
300
What instrument measures air pressure
barometer
300
What does it mean when the word nimbus is added to a cloud name?
precipitation is falling
300
What type of cloud is high and wispy?
cirrus
300
What is the name of the worldwide band of wind discussed in class?
jetstream
300
What process happens when water vapor cools, changes to water droplets, clings to particles of air and forms clouds?
condensation
400
What does a hygrometer measure
humidity
400
The state or condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time defines what term?
weather
400
What type of cloud is low and layered?
stratus
400
Does it take longer to travel from Boston to California or vice versa, and why?
Boston to California: traveling against the jetstream
400
Give two adjectives to describe the type of weather that the Gulf Stream brings to the east coast of the U.S.
warmer air temperatures, more humid air
500
What instrument measures wind speed?
anemometer
500
Explain the difference between climate and weather?
climate is the average conditions that are most common to a region over a period of time (what you expect)
weather is the state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time (what you get)
500
Name the four types of precipitation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
500
What are two things that influence how humid an area is?
how close it is to a body of water and temperature
500
Why does a town in the desert rarely experience fog compared to a town along the coast?
not near a body of water (less water vapor in the air)