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5th Grade weather and climate
5th Grade weather and climate
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5th grade weather, water cycle, clouds, climate zones, & layers of the atmosphere.
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High altitude wispy clouds made of ice crystals with fair weather.
stratus
cirrus
cumulus
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Low lying layered clouds. Usually grey and dull may result from fog.
rain clouds
cumulonimbus
stratus
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Measures rainfall.
wind vane
rain gauge
thermometer
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What layer of the atmosphere does the weather occur in?
troposphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
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What climate zone is Florida located?
polar
tropical/temperate
desert
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What is weather?
daily/weekly state of the atmosphere at a given time & place
A layer of gases that surounds Earth.
The average weather of a part of the world over a long time.
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A visible body of very fine water particles suspended in the atmosphere at different altitudes.
precipitation
cloud
snow
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Precipitation formed by ice crystals pushed back into clouds & gathering more ice.
sleet
hail
rain
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The climate zone nearest to the equator.
polar zone
temperate zone
tropical zone
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The climate zone with warm and hot summers and cold winters.
polar
temperate
tropcal
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An instrument that measures air pressure.
barometer
anemometer
wind vane
thermometer
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measures wind speed
wind vane
anemometer
thermometer
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Middle layer of the atmosphere. Meteors burn up here.
ionosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
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Precipitation formed from gas changing to a solid.
sleet
rain
snow
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A device that measures the temperature.
anemometer
thermometer
rain gauge
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White puffy clouds, called fair weather clouds
stratus
cumuulonimbus
cumulus
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A line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all points of equal or constant temperature.
front
isotherm
weather map
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The study of atmosphere that focuses on weather process and forecasting.
weaher man
meteorology
condensation
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Precipitation water drained by streams and rivers
runoff
rain
ground water
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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
The Water Cycle(Hydrologic Cycle)
rain
precipitation
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The seasons are caused by the …
The tilt of the earth’s axis 23.5 degrees
the water cycle
wind and rain
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The cliate zone containing the north and south poles.
tropical zone
temperate zone
polar zone
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Water changes from a liquid state to gas state (requires energy).
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
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The layer of gases surrounding Earth; composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
atmosphere
climate zones
fair weather
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Very tall Dense, heavy, dark massive thunderstorm clouds
Cumulonimbus
cirrus
cumulus
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Second layer of the atmosphere - Jets fly through, ozone found here.
mesosphere
ozone layer
stratosphere
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Water that is so heavy it falls as rain, sleet or snow.
precipitation
clouds
weather
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Water vapor (gas) turns back to a liquid. (energy required / cold) -cloud formation.
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
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Forms where cold air moves towards warm air. Creates rain storms.
warm front
cold front
front
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Travels from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure!
water
wind
weather
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Last layer of the atmosphere that merges with space.
exosphere
thermosphere
ionosphere
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The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere?
Air Pressure
gas and dust
evaporation
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wind vane
measures wind speed
measures rainfall
measures wind direction
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The average weather of a particular part of the world at different times of the year.
ionosphere
weather
climate
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Upper layer of the atmosphere. Northern Lights. Space Shuttle.
troposphere
thermosphere
atmosphere
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Forms where warm air moves towards cold air.
cold front
fair weather
warm front
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When cold and warm cannot overtake each other (tie)
cod front
warm front
stationary front
