Tools
This tool helps Meteorologists measure the temperature.
A Thermometer
RISES
or Warm air sinks?
Warm air RISES
Cold air SINKS
Name a place where water collects... bodies of water:
Lake, Ocean, River, Pond, Stream, Puddles
What moon phase is happening when we can see the entire moon?
Full Moon
TRUE OR FALSE
Fahrenheit and Celsius are the last names of Scientists.
Daniel Fahrenheit
and
Anders Celsius
What does a Anemometer measure?
A. Wind Direction
B. Amount of Rain
C. Wind Speed
Wind Speed
Atmospheric Pressure: is shown on a radar as
L
and
H
What does L & H stand for
Low Pressure
High Pressure
Name two kinds of Precipitation
Rain, Hail, Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain
Waxing means growing or fading?
Growing
Water freezes at 0 * F
FALSE
Water freezes at 32*F
Water freezes at 0* C
A Weather Vane
True or False:
Air is made up of mostly oxygen.
FALSE
Mostly Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
What is condensation?
When water collects in the clouds.
Waning means growing or fading?
Fading
TRUE OR FALSE
We are in the season of winter.
FALSE
Winter starts December 21st and Ends in March
Someone who studies weather is called...
A METEROLOGIST
Name one type of Cloud.
Answers could be Cumulus, Nimbus, Stratus, Cirrus
What is Evaporation
When water is heated by the sun and turns into a gas know as water vapor and goes up to the clouds.
What moon phase is happening when you can not see the moon at all?
New Moon
The hottest day in Alaska ever recorded was 100 degrees F
True in Fort Yukon in 1915 it reached 100
What is the normal human body temperature on a thermometer?
About 98.6 *F
What happens when clouds get too heavy?
It falls back to the earth as
Precipitation (RAIN/ SNOW)
Is the earth covered with more land or ocean?
THE OCEAN
70% of the earth is covered by ocean.
During which Moon phase can you see more of the moon: A Gibbous or A Crescent?
A Gibbous
The earth revolves around the sun every 24 hours!
The earth revolves around the sun every 365 days.
It ROTATES every 24 hours.