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Instruments
Clouds
Water Cycle
Air and Temperature
Misc.
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What does an anemometer measure? And what are the units?
Wind speed, km/h
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HOw are clouds formed?
Evaporation and condensation of water molecules
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What are the 4 titles in the water cycle?
Collection, evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
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Where is the warmest air in a room?
Near the ceiling.
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What are the 4 main types of precipitation?
Rain, hail, sleet and snow
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What does a thermometer measure? What units?
Temperature, degrees Celcius
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Name the 4 major types of clouds
Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus, Nimbus
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Is this the correct order of the water cycle? If not, correct it. Evaporation--->Collection---> Precipitation---> Condensation
Evaporation -->Condensation --> Precipitation --> Collection
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What is wind?
Wind is simply air that is moving. It is created when air flows from high pressure to low pressure areas.
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What is the weather?
How hot/cold, wet/dry, cloudy the day is
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What does a hygrometer measure? What units?
Humidity, %
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Where is a cirrus cloud found in the sky? What does it look like?
Very high in the sky. Feathery, wispy clouds.
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Explain condensation
Water vapor cools and it changes back into a liquid, forming a cloud.
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Cold air = high pressure or low pressure Warm air = high pressure or low pressure
Cold air = high pressure warm air= low pressure
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What is climate?
What the weather is usually like over a period time in a region.
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What does a precipitation gauge measure? What units?
Rain, snow, etc., mm or cm
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Where do you find a stratus cloud and what does it look like?
Near the ground. They are usually flat and covere long distances.
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Explain what collection means
Rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, puddles, ground water
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What is humidity?
Moisture in the air
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When are the suns rays most concentrated?
Noon.
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What measures wind direction (name both)? What units?
wind sock, wind vane, NESW
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Where do you find a cumulus cloud and what does it look like?
In the summer. Thick and fluffy clouds.
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Explain Evaporation
Water is warmed on the ground and changes from a liquid into a gas or vapor.
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What is the dew point?
The point at which air is saturated (cannot hold any more moisture)
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Wind direction is always given as the direction the wind is coming from. True or False.
True