What best describes relative humidity?

How much water the air can hold

What is NOT different between condensation and precipitation

Condensation and precipitation both affect the weather

What is the definition of Climate?

The long term weather pattern in an area.

What would be a reason why places closer to the equator are warmer than places farther away from the equator?

The sun hits the equator more directly

What device measures humidity, and how do you make it

Psychometer, three thermometers

What is the main cause of the greenhouse effect?

Tons of carbon dioxide being released, via human activities; fossil fuels

Which of the following is one of the ways scientists use to classify climates?

Characteristics; temperature, precipitation, vegetation grown

How do meteorologists predict the weather?

Using tech such as weather balloons and satellites

Can the weather change if a jet stream comes?

Yes, the weather will change over time

Which of the following is a difference between weather and climate?

Weather is short-term conditions, climate is long term conditions.

What is the purpose of a weather map?

To show the weather conditions at a time in an area

What does an ocean current do?

Moves warm and cold water across the world

Which of the following is a reason why the climate of an area will always change at some point?

Climate factors affect climate of an area, and they will always differ

How are condensation and evaporation related?

Condensation is the opposite of evaporation

How many forms of precipitation are there, and what are they?

5 rain,freezing rain,snow,sleet,hail

The distance between land and large bodies of water can affect the local climate of the land, why does this occur?

Wind blows from the water to land, and they are different temperatures.

Tech helped develop new ways to predict weather. Before the tech came, how would have scientists predict weather?

Meteorologists observed the sky and its clouds to determine weather.

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1
Global warming is the increase of temperature in Earth’s atmosphere. What would be an effect of global warming?
Snowing on the beach
Oceans freezing
Sun exploding
Glaciers melting
2
What type of meteorologist looks past weather events for court cases or insurance claims.
Broadcast meteorolgist
Forensic meteorologist
Facility Meteorologist
Research meteorologist
3
What best describes relative humidity?
How much water the air can hold
How much water is on the moon
How much air is in the water
How much water is in the air
4
If you live in a relatively flat area, what would NOT affect the precipitation where you live?
Prevailing Winds
Monsoons
Mountain Ranges
Seasonal Winds
5
What climate would Gainesville, Florida be classified as?
Tropical Wet
Ice Caps
Marine West Coast
Humid subtropical
6
Which direction do most warm ocean currents flow?
Evaporate into the Air
Parallel to the Equator
Toward the Equator
Toward the Poles
7
What is NOT different between condensation and precipitation
Condensation and precipitation both directly cause rain to fall
Condensation and precipitation both have to do with plants
Condensation and precipitation both affect the weather
Both condensation and precipitation fall from the sky
8
If you need help in court when your case involves the weather which type of meteorologist should you call an
Forensic Meteorologist
Broadcast Meteorologist
Climatologist
Research Meteorologist
9
When a pot boils, it steams up. What is this an example of?
condensation
None of the above
transpiration
Evaporation
10
What is the temperature at which condensation happens
Dew point
Condensation point
72 degrees farenhit
Cloud point
11
Which of the following could contribute to global warming?
Using windmills to power a lightbulb
Recycling
The burning of fossil fuels
Using solar panels to generate electricity
12
What are factor(s) that can help determine how much precipitation an air mass can produce?
The number of birds in the cloud.
The pollutants in a cloud.
Amount of water vapor
If animals need the precipitation.
13
Which device is used for gathering data in places where humans can't go?
Computer forecasts
Automated weather stations
Rain gauge
Weather balloons
14
Which of the following is an reliable source of how the weather might be that day
Make Observations
Google it
Look on Instagram
Watch the daily forcast
15
The temperature that it has to be for clouds to start forming is called...
CFT (cloud forming temp)
Dew point
-36 degrees celsius.
32 degrees Fahrenheit
16
What is the definition of Climate?
Short term weather conditions in an area.
The long term weather pattern in an area.
It’s snowing.
Latitude, ocean currents, and global prevailing winds
17
What would be a reason why places closer to the equator are warmer than places farther away from the equator?
There is a dome blocking the cold from places near the equator
The moon makes the other parts of the Earth cold
The sun moves towards the equator, making it warmer
The sun hits the equator more directly
18
What device measures humidity, and how do you make it
Humidity check 50000, joy and happiness
Weather ballon, ballons
Psychometer, three thermometers
Thermometer,murcury and plastic
19
What is the main cause of the greenhouse effect?
Climate factors keep changing drastically, which harms the earth
To much precipitation and temperature increase is occuring
To many greenhouses in the world
Tons of carbon dioxide being released, via human activities; fossil fuels
20
If you experience a sudden seasonal change in wind patterns and precipitation, what are you most likely experiencing?
A Drought
A Monsoon
A Thunderstorm
A Hurricane
21
Which of the following pieces of technology measures air pressure
Manometers
Hygrometer
Thermometer
Barometer
22
Which of the following is one of the ways scientists use to classify climates?
Distance from the equator; longitude, and latitude
Location; where they are on a map
Which climate region they are located in
Characteristics; temperature, precipitation, vegetation grown
23
Global warming is caused by too many greenhouse gasses. Which form of heat transfer these gasses trap most heat as?
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
All of the Above
24
How do meteorologists predict the weather?
Looking at weather maps and making assumptions
Looking at wind maps and making assumptions
Using tech such as weather balloons and satellites
Looking up at the sky and seeing how gray it is
25
Can the weather change if a jet stream comes?
No, the weather will just have more rain that day
Yes, the weather will change over time
No, the weather stays the same always
Yes, the weather will change immediately after
26
What happens when a hurricane passes through land?
It gains a energy source.
It loses its energy source.
They become more dangerous.
It becomes stronger.
27
Regions near the _____ have the warmest average temperatures.
North Pole
Equator
Antarctic CIrcle
Tropic of Cancer
28
Which of the following is a difference between weather and climate?
There is no difference. They are the same thing.
Weather tracks cold conditions and climate tracks warm conditions
Weather is short-term conditions, climate is long term conditions.
Climate is short-term conditions, weather is long term conditions.
29
What is the purpose of a weather map?
To show if there will be rain tomorrow
To show you a map and locate currents
To show the weather conditions at a time in an area
To show you a map and show possible hurricanes
30
What does an ocean current do?
Moves warm and cold water across the world
Helps with more condensation
Gives the ocean its waves
Helps with more precipitation
31
Which of the following is a reason why the climate of an area will always change at some point?
The earth is rotating, so where they're at in rotation,changes the climate
Weather changes from storms, so it will affect the climate of the area
Climate factors affect climate of an area, and they will always differ
Throughout the seasons, earth’s climate will change depending on season
32
How are condensation and evaporation related?
Condensation and evaporation are the same
All of the above
Condensation is the opposite of evaporation
Evaporation makes clouds, and condensation falls from clouds
33
How many forms of precipitation are there, and what are they?
5 rain,freezing rain,snow,sleet,hail
3 , rain,sleet,hail
2 ,rain,snow
None , it's the aliens!
34
The distance between land and large bodies of water can affect the local climate of the land, why does this occur?
The closer to the water you are, you feel the same temperature as the water
The area gets more humidity from the water vapor over the body of water.
The farther away from the water it is, the less precipitation will happen
Wind blows from the water to land, and they are different temperatures.
35
Tech helped develop new ways to predict weather. Before the tech came, how would have scientists predict weather?
Meteorologists observed the sky and its clouds to determine weather.
They used satellites to take pictures of earth.
Meteorologists sent up weather balloons to predict the weather
They used maps made by atmospheric scientists
36
Which of the following BEST describes decreasing air pressure?
Only sunny weather
Stormy and rainy weather
Steady and calm weather
Only rainy weather

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