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Weather And Climate

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A wall of water that builds up over the ocean due to the heavy winds and low atmospheric pressure






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






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






4. An instrument used to measure wind speed






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






6. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall






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






8. Weather that can cause property damage and even death






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






10. A cloud that produces thunderstorms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. When water vapor condenses near the ground






23. Clouds that form in layers






24. Prefix used to describe high clouds






25. An instrument used to measure air pressure






26. An instrument used to measure wind direction






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






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






29. Forms over water; wet






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






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






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






33. A large body of air that has similar temperatures






34. Develops over the Tropics; warm






35. Prefix used to describe lower clouds






36. Forms over the polar regions; cold






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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