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Anemometer
Warm air mass stretches over cold air mass
Water Cycle, Weather & Climate
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Warm air mass stretches over cold air mass
Warm front
Cold front
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Anemometer
Measures water vapor
Measures wind speed
Measures wind direction
Measures air pressure
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What causes wind on top of hills and mountains
Cool air rising and hot air sinking
Hot air rising and cool air sinking
Cool air and hot air colliding
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Cloud that produces thunderstorms
Cirrus
Stratus
Nimbostratus
Cumulonimbus
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What kind of cloud is found high in the sky and signal fair weather?
Stratus
Cumulus
Precipitation
Cirrus
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Weather
what atmosphere is like at a given place or time
A long term weather pattern of a place
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What is the sign for a warm front on a weather map?
black dot
red line with circles
stars
blue line with triangles
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Cool air moves out to sea to replace the rising warm air
warm temperatures
Land breeze
air pressure
Sea breeze
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Strong winter storm, high winds, heavy snowfall
tornado
thunderstorms
blizzard
hurricane
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What kind of cloud is found low in the sky, fluffy and can signal fair or rainy weather?
Precipitation
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
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Weather report states it will be overcast, have moist, warm air and storms.
High Humidity
Low Pressure
High Pressure
Low Humidity
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Has a funnel shape and strong winds and can form from violent thunderstorms.
Tornado
Blizzard
Hurricane
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How do you determine the climate of an area?
Measure the weather conditions one day at at time.
Find the average weather conditions over many years.
Record the precipitation and wind for several months
Measure the hightest and lowest temperatures
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A weather instrument that looks like a graduated cylinder, keeps track of precipitation
Weather balloon
Rain guage
Anemometer
Barometer
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Sam notices that the air pressure is rising, what type of weather should Same expect
stormy weather
windy weather
unstable weather
fair weather
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Temperate Climate Zones
middle latitudes, hot summers and cold winters
hot all year round, middle latitudes
upper latitudes, always cold
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Tropical Climate Zone
near the equator, hot all year round
hot summers and cold winters, near the poles
middle latitudes, hot summers and cold winters
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Rain happens when droplets of water
Freeze
Melt
Evaporate
Condense
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Polar Climate Zone
near the equator, hot all year round
almost always cold, near the poles, upper latitudes
near the equator, hot summers and cold winters
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Water heats up and cools down faster than land does .
True
False
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What factors determine climate?
distance from equator or water, elevation, landforms
elevation, distance from water, landforms
distance from equator, elevation, landforms
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Wind vane
Measures wind speed
Measures wind direction
Measures air pressure
Measures water vapor
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What kind of cloud is found low in the sky, flat and produces rainy weather?
Precipitation
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
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What are the key factors scientists use to determine the climate of a particular place?
seasons and precipitation
Temperature and precipitation
ocean breeze and humidity
humidity and elevation
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Barometer
Measures water vapor
Measures wind speed
Measures wind direction
Measures air pressure
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Hygrometer
measures air pressure
Measures wind direction
Measures water vapor
Measures wind speed
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Temperature, air pressure, humidity and clouds are
Elements of precipitation
Fronts
Climate zones
Elements of weather
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Molecules are farther apart, warm air rises, less air pressure
sea breeze
land breeze
Warm air
cold air
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Which factor most directly affects the movement of air?
Precipitation
air pressure
temperature
relative humidity
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Weather balloon
Measures wind direction
used to carry weather tools high up into to atmosphere
Measures water vapor
Measures wind speed
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Wind blows from low pressure to high pressure.
False
True
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A powerful storm that forms over the warm ocean water, moves over land, can cause flooding
Tornado
Hurricane
Blizzard
Thunderstorm
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Weather report predicts it will be sunny and dry. Which explains the weather?
low air pressure
high pressure
high precipitation
high humidity
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A funnel shape, strong winds, violent thunderstorms
Blizzard
Tornado
Hurricane
Thunderstorm
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Which day would be hot and humid?
81 degrees, 79% humidity
82 degrees, 90% humidity
75 degrees, 70% humidity
82 degrees, 69% humidity
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In warm temperatures, air particles move apart and rise, air pressure is low.
False
True
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What happens when moisture evaporates into the air and then cools?
Precipitation
Transpiration
wind
A cloud forms
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Warm air over the land rises and cool air over the water moves inland to replace it
Warm front
Land breeze
Sea breeze
Cold front
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Molecules are closer together, it has more air pressure, it sinks
Warm air
Cold air
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In cold temperatures air particles move close together and sink, and the air pressure is high.
True
False
