What is the term for the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place?
Weather
100
What is the boundary between 2 different air masses called?
Front
100
What is the term for when water slides off of an object to collect in a large area?
Surface Runoff
100
What are the big fluffy clouds in the sky that look like marshmallows called?
Cumulus
100
What is the name of a scientist that studies weather?
Meteorologist
200
What is the term for the average weather over a long period of time in a certain location?
Climate
200
What is the type of front where warm air and cold air come together, but neither of them can move?
Stationary
200
At which step does the water cycle start? (Be careful....)
It doesn't start at any stage. It is a cycle, therefore there is no beginning and no ending.
200
What is the type of cloud that is thin and feathery? It is located high in the sky.
Cirrus
200
What is the term for the image that shows the weather conditions in a specific location?
Station Model
300
What is the term for any form of liquid that falls from the sky?
Precipitation
300
What type of weather does a warm front produce?
Lots and lots of rain
300
What is the term for when a gas turns back into a liquid? (This is the step that also forms clouds)
Condensation
300
What is the type of cloud that blankets the sky?
Stratus
300
Which of the following is NOT an example of technology?
A) A scientist mixing chemicals
B) A scientist eating an apple
C) A scientist writing with a pencil
D) A scientist listening to his car radio
B- Apples occur in nature
400
What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
400
Which type of front has warm air suddenly being lifted up by cold air?
Cold Front
400
What is it called when water collects in a large area, such as a lake?
Accumulation
400
You see cumulonimbus clouds in the sky. What is the next thing you are going to do?
RUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN! (Just kidding, you're going to stay inside!)
400
Why might a person use a cloud seeding technique?
To cause rain
500
What is the term for the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation occurs?
Dew Point
500
Which type of front has 2 sets of cold air masses that push warm air in 2 different directions?
Occluded Front
500
What is the name for when water is evaporated off of plants?
Transpiration
500
Which form of water (solid, liquid, or gas) are cirrus clouds made from?
Solid- It's cold way up in the sky!
500
Name 5 things that you can measure on a weather station model.