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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. A tool used to measure air temperature that is usually filled with alcohol or water that is coloured red or mercury
tropical (T)
fog
thermometer
stationary front
2. The most common form of precipitation; liquid water that falls in droplets
precipitation
weather
rain
saturated
3. A cold air mass meets and pushes up the less-dense cold air
strato
cold front
tornado
weather satellites
4. A large - rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds of at least 119 km/h; sometimes called typhoons or cyclones
continental (c)
thunder
rain gauge
hurricane
5. Prefix used to describe lower clouds
strato
cold front
condensation
weather forecast
6. A large body of air that has similar temperatures
air mass
thermometer
isobars
stationary front
7. The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
saturated
maritime (m)
humidity
weather
8. An instrument used to measure wind direction
windsock or wind vane
cold front
rain gauge
hail
9. Water - usually from precipitation - that flows across land and collects in rivers - streams - and eventually the ocean
psychrometer
stationary front
runoff
cumulonimbus cloud
10. Name the water cycle.
hurricane
continental (c)
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
dew point
11. Develops over the Tropics; warm
tropical (T)
-nimbo or -nimbus
condensation
storm surge
12. Small - intense weather systems that produce strong winds - heavy rain - lightning - and thunder
water cycle
thunderstorms
tropical (T)
fog
13. Forms over water; wet
alto
stationary front
maritime (m)
station model
14. Prefix used to describe middle clouds
thunderstorms
dew point
precipitation
alto
15. A large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces
psychrometer
lightning
rain gauge
glaze
16. Thin - feathery - white clouds found at high altitudes
isobars
stratus clouds
cirrus clouds
station model
17. A small circle - which shows the location of the weather station - with a set of symbols and numbers surrounding it - which represent weather data
saturated
station model
barometer
precipitation
18. A wall of water that builds up over the ocean due to the heavy winds and low atmospheric pressure
occluded front
storm surge
station model
warm front
19. An instrument used to measure air pressure
thunder
cumulus clouds
sleet
barometer
20. The process by which a gas - such as water vapor - becomes a liquid - such as water
rain
severe weather
maritime (m)
condensation
21. Solid precipitation that falls as balls or lumps of ice
hail
precipitation
condensation
stratus clouds
22. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
dew point
condensation
cloud
thunder
23. A warm air mass meets and moves a cold air mass - eventually replacing it
strato
precipitation
front
warm front
24. 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
water cycle
barometer
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
polar (P)
25. The boundary between to different air masses when they meet
anemometer
barometer
front
sleet
26. A faster-moving cold air mass overtakes a slower-moving air mass and forces the warm air up
occluded front
thunderstorms
nimbostratus
weather forecast
27. Used to find the location - movement - and intensity of precipitation
dew point
-nimbo or -nimbus
radar
hail
28. The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air
humidity
maritime (m)
dew
cirro
29. When water vapor condenses near the ground
-nimbo or -nimbus
fog
cirrus clouds
sleet
30. Clouds that form in layers
-nimbo or -nimbus
stratus clouds
tornado
saturated
31. The sound the results from the rapid expansion of air along the lightning strike
anemometer
thunder
condensation
transpiration
32. Puffy - white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms
cumulus clouds
continental (c)
radar
rain
33. The temperature to which air must cool to be completely saturated
precipitation
condensation
weather forecast
dew point
34. Dark stratus clouds that usually produce light to heavy - continuous rain
relative humidity
nimbostratus
weather
cloud
35. Lines that connect points of equal air pressure rather than equal elevation
severe weather
strato
isobars
station model
36. The amount of moisture that air contains compared with the maximum amount it can hold at a particular temperature
weather
runoff
tropical (T)
relative humidity
37. Most common form of solid precipitation; falls in individual ice crystals or combines to form snowflakes
weather forecast
tropical (T)
snow
windsock or wind vane
38. Forms over land; dry
thermometer
severe weather
continental (c)
alto
39. A small - rotating column or air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure and that touches the ground
dew
tropical (T)
tornado
stratus clouds
40. A cloud that produces thunderstorms
cumulonimbus cloud
barometer
front
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
41. When air holds all the water it can at a given temperature
saturated
-nimbo or -nimbus
stratus clouds
weather satellites
42. The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves
rain gauge
hail
evaporation - condensation - precipitation - runoff - transpiration
transpiration
43. An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
stratus clouds
rain gauge
runoff
saturated
44. A cold air mass meets a warm air mass and little horizontal movement occurs
weather satellites
stationary front
warm front
cumulus clouds
45. When rain does not freeze until it hits a surface near the ground
stratus clouds
tropical (T)
cirrus clouds
glaze
46. Orbit the earth and provide the images of the swirling clouds you can see of television weather reports
storm surge
strato
weather satellites
precipitation
47. Forms over the polar regions; cold
isobars
precipitation
polar (P)
precipitation
48. Water - in solid or liquid form - that falls from the air to the earth
precipitation
weather
cold front
continental (c)
49. An instrument used to measure relative humidity
tornado
condensation
psychrometer
saturated
50. Occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor - which is a gas
glaze
storm surge
evaporation
dew point