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Weather And Climate

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of moisture that air contains compared with the maximum amount it can hold at a particular temperature






2. Prefix used to describe lower clouds






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






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






5. Forms over land; dry






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






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






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






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






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






11. An instrument used to measure air pressure






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






13. Develops over the Tropics; warm






14. Clouds that form in layers






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Prefix used to describe middle clouds






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






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






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






25. A cloud that produces thunderstorms






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






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






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






29. When water vapor condenses near the ground






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






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






32. A large body of air that has similar temperatures






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






34. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall






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






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






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






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






39. An instrument used to measure relative humidity






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






41. Name the water cycle.






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






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






44. Forms over the polar regions; cold






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






46. Weather that can cause property damage and even death






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






48. An instrument used to measure wind speed






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






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