When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?
What is RAINY AND CLOUDY
100
This tool measure liquid precipitation.
What is RAIN GAUGE
100
Which is an effect of La Niña on North Carolina’s summer weather?
What is decrease in rainfall
100
Which cloud type is the most likely to produce hail?
What is CUMULONIMBUS
200
When I say JET STREAM, you say...
What is BOUNDARY BETWEEN HOT/COLD AIR MASSES
200
Which type of air pressure do clear skies indicate?
What is HIGH PRESSURE
200
This tool's reading can be high or low...recess depends on it!
What is A BAROMETER (AIR PRESSURE)
200
When the air of the land is warm and the air over the water is cooler this type of breeze occurs.
What is SEA BREEZE
200
Which describes the direction of prevailing westerlies?
What is WEST TO EAST
300
When I say CUMULONIMBUS, you say...
What is THUNDERSTORMS
300
A change in which weather condition would most likely result in a change in wind speed?
What is AIR PRESSURE
300
The tool that measures humidity is....
What is HYGROMETER (water vapor in the air)
300
Where do hurricanes form?
What is IN THE OCEAN OVER WARM WATERS
300
Which type of clouds are called fog when they are near the ground?
What is STRATUS (blanket, low)
400
When I say WIND PRESSURE, you say...
What is AIR PRESSURE
400
How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?
What is the area would become cooler (high pressure), and fairer weather would arrive
400
Thermometers measure the amount of _______ _______ in the air. The two units of measurements are _________ and ___________.
What is HEAT ENERGY. CELSIUS AND FAHRENHEIT
400
Warm air is found near the _____________. Cold air is found near the _______________. (both north and south).
This difference in temperature (pressure) causes winds
What is EQUATOR, POLES
400
Name the 5 factors of weather...
What is TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AIR PRESSURE, PRECIPITATION, AND WIND (SPEED AND DIRECTION)
500
When I say PREVAILING WESTERLIES, you say...
What is MOVING AIR MASSES (pushes our weather west to east)
500
Explain how air pressure affects wind speed
What is warm air (low) rises and cold air (high) SWOOPS in creating wind. The cycle continues as the warm air cools and falls down and the air on the ground warms up.
500
Explain why it is important to use a weather vane as it relates to weather?
What is KNOWING THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE WINDS COMES FROM CAN HELP US KNOW IF COOLER OR WARMER AIR IS ON THE WAY.
500
Explain why temperatures near the coast tend to stay warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer?
What is WATER HOLDS ONTO HEAT DIFFERENTLY THAN LAND
500
Which explains the high precipitation levels in areas near the equator?
What is WARMER AIR AT THE EQUATOR CREATES AN INCREASE IN EVAPORATION. MORE EVAPORATION MEANS MORE MOISTURE IN THE AIR. MORE MOISTURE IN THE AIR, MEANS MORE PRECIPITATION.