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Weather And Climate

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Prefix used to describe middle clouds






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






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






14. Develops over the Tropics; warm






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A large body of air that has similar temperatures






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






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






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






27. An instrument used to measure wind speed






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






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






30. Name the water cycle.






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






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






33. Clouds that form in layers






34. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall






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






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






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






38. Forms over the polar regions; cold






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






40. A cloud that produces thunderstorms






41. Prefix used to describe high clouds






42. An instrument used to measure air pressure






43. Prefix used to describe lower clouds






44. An instrument used to measure wind direction






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






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






47. Weather that can cause property damage and even death






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






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






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