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Weather And Climate

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves






2. Occurs when rain - snow - sleet - or hair falls from the clouds onto the earth's surface






3. Clouds that form in layers






4. When water vapor condenses near the ground






5. A large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces






6. An instrument used to measure relative humidity






7. A warm air mass meets and moves a cold air mass - eventually replacing it






8. The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air






9. A large body of air that has similar temperatures






10. Puffy - white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms






11. A cold air mass meets a warm air mass and little horizontal movement occurs






12. Develops over the Tropics; warm






13. The sound the results from the rapid expansion of air along the lightning strike






14. An instrument used to measure air pressure






15. A cold air mass meets and pushes up the less-dense cold air






16. Weather that can cause property damage and even death






17. An instrument used to measure wind speed






18. Most common form of solid precipitation; falls in individual ice crystals or combines to form snowflakes






19. Water - in solid or liquid form - that falls from the air to the earth






20. Orbit the earth and provide the images of the swirling clouds you can see of television weather reports






21. Prefix used to describe lower clouds






22. The boundary between to different air masses when they meet






23. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall






24. A large - rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds of at least 119 km/h; sometimes called typhoons or cyclones






25. Forms over land; dry






26. Occurs when water vapor cools and changes back to liquid droplets; how clouds form






27. Water vapor condensing on grass - forming small water droplets






28. When it is a part of a cloud's name - it means that precipitation might fall from the cloud






29. The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place






30. Name the water cycle.






31. Freezing rain; forms when rain falls through a layer of freezing ice






32. The temperature to which air must cool to be completely saturated






33. Solid precipitation that falls as balls or lumps of ice






34. A wall of water that builds up over the ocean due to the heavy winds and low atmospheric pressure






35. Lines that connect points of equal air pressure rather than equal elevation






36. Continuous movement of water sources - such as lakes and oceans - into the air - onto and over land - into the ground - and back to water sources






37. Water - usually from precipitation - that flows across land and collects in rivers - streams - and eventually the ocean






38. An instrument used to measure wind direction






39. Dark stratus clouds that usually produce light to heavy - continuous rain






40. Used to find the location - movement - and intensity of precipitation






41. Thin - feathery - white clouds found at high altitudes






42. The most common form of precipitation; liquid water that falls in droplets






43. A prediction of weather conditions over the next three to five days






44. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals






45. Small - intense weather systems that produce strong winds - heavy rain - lightning - and thunder






46. The process by which a gas - such as water vapor - becomes a liquid - such as water






47. Occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor - which is a gas






48. Forms over water; wet






49. A cloud that produces thunderstorms






50. A small - rotating column or air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure and that touches the ground