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Weather And Climate

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An instrument used to measure wind direction






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






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






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






5. Weather that can cause property damage and even death






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






7. Forms over the polar regions; cold






8. A large body of air that has similar temperatures






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






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






11. A small circle - which shows the location of the weather station - with a set of symbols and numbers surrounding it - which represent weather data






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






13. Forms over land; dry






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






15. An instrument used to measure air pressure






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






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






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






19. Prefix used to describe lower clouds






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






21. The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves






22. Prefix used to describe high clouds






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






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






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






26. When air holds all the water it can at a given temperature






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






28. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall






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






30. An instrument used to measure wind speed






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






32. An instrument used to measure relative humidity






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






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






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






36. The amount of moisture that air contains compared with the maximum amount it can hold at a particular temperature






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






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






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






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






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






42. A cloud that produces thunderstorms






43. Name the water cycle.






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






45. A faster-moving cold air mass overtakes a slower-moving air mass and forces the warm air up






46. When rain does not freeze until it hits a surface near the ground






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






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






49. Clouds that form in layers






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