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Weather vs. Climate
Weather Variables
Air Pressure
Fronts
Severe Weather
100
This occurs over a short period of time and in a relatively small area.
What is weather?
100
This describes how how or cold the weather is.
What is temperature?
100
Low air pressure brings this type of weather.
What is lousy weather, or rain and clouds?
100
A front is defined as the boundary between _______.
What are (two) air masses?
100
What is one way humans can stay safe during a severe weather event?
What is stay inside or take cover?
200
This occurs over a long period of time and over a relatively large area.
What is climate?
200
This is the tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
200
High air pressure brings this type of weather.
What is happy weather, or clear skies and sun?
200
In this type of front, cold air pushes in and replaces warm air.
What is a cold front?
200
This is a severe weather event with lots of rain, thunder, and lightning.
What is a thunderstorm?
300
"Next week should be cloudy, rainy, and cool." This statement is describing the _______.
What is weather?
300
This is an example of precipitation.
What is rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc.?
300
In a low pressure system, air is doing this.
What is rising or moving upward?
300
In this type of front, warm air pushed in and replaces cold air.
What is a warm front?
300
This is a severe weather event with lots of snow, wind, and freezing temperatures.
What is a blizzard?
400
This is one of the factors that can affect/change climate.
What is greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, volcanic eruptions, how close we are to mountains or ocean, etc.
400
This is what the term "humidity" means.
What is the amount of water vapor in the air?
400
In a high pressure system, air is doing this.
What is sinking or moving downward?
400
This type of weather is most likely to occur at cold fronts.
What are storms?
400
This is a severe weather event with clouds and strong winds that often form a "funnel cloud"
What is a tornado?
500
This is the cause of all weather conditions.
What is uneven or unequal heating of the Earth's surface by the sun.
500
This is a measure of how much the air is pressing down on Earth's surface.
What is air pressure?
500
As air is heated by the sun, this property changes, causing air to either sink or rise.
What is density?
500
All fronts have this in common.
What is moving air masses or weather happens at fronts?
500
This is a severe weather event that affects the temperature of the Pacific Ocean and can kill many fish.
What is el nino?