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Weather And Climate

Subject : science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When water vapor condenses near the ground






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






3. A cloud that produces thunderstorms






4. Weather that can cause property damage and even death






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






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






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






8. Name the water cycle.






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






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






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






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






13. A tool used to measure air temperature that is usually filled with alcohol or water that is coloured red or mercury






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






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






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






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






18. Forms over water; wet






19. Develops over the Tropics; warm






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






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






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






23. Forms over the polar regions; cold






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






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






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






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






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






29. A large body of air that has similar temperatures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall






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






41. Prefix used to describe middle clouds






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Forms over land; dry






47. An instrument used to measure relative humidity






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






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






50. Prefix used to describe lower clouds