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