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Weather And Climate
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Weather that can cause property damage and even death
severe weather
barometer
condensation
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
2. Prefix used to describe high clouds
thunder
cirro
relative humidity
isobars
3. A wall of water that builds up over the ocean due to the heavy winds and low atmospheric pressure
rain
occluded front
storm surge
sleet
4. A prediction of weather conditions over the next three to five days
rain gauge
weather forecast
warm front
cumulonimbus cloud
5. A large - rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds of at least 119 km/h; sometimes called typhoons or cyclones
polar (P)
relative humidity
isobars
hurricane
6. A large body of air that has similar temperatures
windsock or wind vane
air mass
weather
thunder
7. The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air
fog
radar
storm surge
humidity
8. An instrument used to measure relative humidity
precipitation
air mass
cumulus clouds
psychrometer
9. Orbit the earth and provide the images of the swirling clouds you can see of television weather reports
thunderstorms
barometer
weather satellites
sleet
10. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
cumulonimbus cloud
cloud
anemometer
transpiration
11. Solid precipitation that falls as balls or lumps of ice
hail
rain
cirro
nimbostratus
12. A tool used to measure air temperature that is usually filled with alcohol or water that is coloured red or mercury
anemometer
thermometer
polar (P)
condensation
13. Thin - feathery - white clouds found at high altitudes
sleet
dew point
continental (c)
cirrus clouds
14. A small circle - which shows the location of the weather station - with a set of symbols and numbers surrounding it - which represent weather data
station model
water cycle
snow
psychrometer
15. Puffy - white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms
warm front
cumulus clouds
humidity
thermometer
16. Most common form of solid precipitation; falls in individual ice crystals or combines to form snowflakes
front
occluded front
cirro
snow
17. A warm air mass meets and moves a cold air mass - eventually replacing it
lightning
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
warm front
precipitation
18. Forms over the polar regions; cold
station model
rain
polar (P)
warm front
19. Name the water cycle.
condensation
tornado
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
thermometer
20. Occurs when water vapor cools and changes back to liquid droplets; how clouds form
dew
barometer
hurricane
condensation
21. An instrument used to measure wind speed
thunder
weather satellites
anemometer
precipitation
22. The sound the results from the rapid expansion of air along the lightning strike
severe weather
thunder
cumulonimbus cloud
occluded front
23. The amount of moisture that air contains compared with the maximum amount it can hold at a particular temperature
warm front
evaporation
relative humidity
tropical (T)
24. A small - rotating column or air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure and that touches the ground
tornado
water cycle
dew point
cumulonimbus cloud
25. A faster-moving cold air mass overtakes a slower-moving air mass and forces the warm air up
storm surge
occluded front
snow
strato
26. A cold air mass meets a warm air mass and little horizontal movement occurs
cirro
psychrometer
stationary front
precipitation
27. The temperature to which air must cool to be completely saturated
lightning
cold front
dew point
hail
28. Lines that connect points of equal air pressure rather than equal elevation
runoff
isobars
air mass
thunder
29. The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
weather
rain gauge
condensation
stratus clouds
30. A large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces
tropical (T)
transpiration
dew point
lightning
31. Forms over land; dry
relative humidity
alto
continental (c)
polar (P)
32. The boundary between to different air masses when they meet
cumulus clouds
weather
dew
front
33. When it is a part of a cloud's name - it means that precipitation might fall from the cloud
-nimbo or -nimbus
radar
tropical (T)
thermometer
34. Water vapor condensing on grass - forming small water droplets
dew
cirro
weather
occluded front
35. When water vapor condenses near the ground
saturated
rain
condensation
fog
36. An instrument used to measure air pressure
hail
cold front
barometer
isobars
37. When rain does not freeze until it hits a surface near the ground
tropical (T)
glaze
condensation
runoff
38. A cloud that produces thunderstorms
cumulonimbus cloud
severe weather
strato
occluded front
39. An instrument used to measure wind direction
transpiration
windsock or wind vane
weather
station model
40. Occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor - which is a gas
evaporation
cold front
thunderstorms
relative humidity
41. Water - in solid or liquid form - that falls from the air to the earth
barometer
precipitation
glaze
hurricane
42. Freezing rain; forms when rain falls through a layer of freezing ice
strato
air mass
sleet
dew point
43. The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves
rain gauge
hurricane
weather
transpiration
44. Clouds that form in layers
stratus clouds
-nimbo or -nimbus
thunder
condensation
45. Small - intense weather systems that produce strong winds - heavy rain - lightning - and thunder
front
cumulus clouds
anemometer
thunderstorms
46. Forms over water; wet
glaze
weather forecast
maritime (m)
cirro
47. Occurs when rain - snow - sleet - or hair falls from the clouds onto the earth's surface
strato
-nimbo or -nimbus
hail
precipitation
48. Prefix used to describe middle clouds
hurricane
maritime (m)
continental (c)
alto
49. Water - usually from precipitation - that flows across land and collects in rivers - streams - and eventually the ocean
cold front
hail
runoff
dew
50. Prefix used to describe lower clouds
stationary front
thunder
strato
condensation