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