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Climate and Tools
Tools to Measure Weather
This is when gases or liquids rise and sink in a circular path.
A 100
What are convection currents?
A 100
This is the name for a band of very fast wind that is formed by the different temperatures between the huge convection
currents.
A 200
What is the jetstream?
A 200
This is one of the elements found in air.
A 300
What is: (accept any of these)
nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, water vapor?
A 300
The uneven heating of Earth’s surface causes air
________.
A 400
What are currents?
A 400
These are the five layers of the atmosphere in order from
the ground up.
A 500
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,
thermosphere, and exosphere?
A 500
This is a large body of air with similar properties all
through it.
B 100
What is an air mass?
B 100
This is a boundary between two air masses.
B 200
What is a front?
B 200
These are likely to form when there is rising warm air.
B 300
What are clouds?
B 300
These are the three types of fronts we studied.
B 400
What are cold fronts, warm fronts, and stationary fronts?
B 400
These are the four types of air masses we studied.
B 500
What are continental polar, continental tropical, maritime polar, and maritime tropical?
B 500
This is a signal that means a severe thunderstorm with high
winds and hail might form.
C 100
What is a severe weather watch?
C 100
This is where hurricanes get their energy from.
C 200
What is warm ocean waters?
C 200
This is how you prepare for a tornado.
C 300
What is seek shelter, go inside, and stay away from
windows?
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLE
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These are the main differences between a tornado
and a hurricane.
C 400
What are the hurricane is larger and powered by warm ocean
water to last several days while the tornado is smaller and lasts
only a few minutes?
C 400
This is how you prepare for a hurricane.
C 500
What is board up windows, store food and water, have battery powered flashlights and radios ready, and put valuables in plastic bags?
C 500
This is the symbol for a high pressure area on a map.
D 100
What is an ‘H’?
D 100
This is the symbol for a low pressure area on a map.
D 200
What is an “L”?
D 200
This is how you draw a warm front on a weather map.
D 300
What is a line with half circles on it pointing in the
direction the front is moving?
D 300
This is how you draw a cold front on a weather map.
D 400
What is a line with triangles on it pointing in the direction
the front is moving?
D 400
This is how you draw a stationary front on a weather
map.
D 500
What is a line with half circles on one side and
triangles on the other side?
D 500
This is a tool that measures rainfall.
E 100
What is a rain gauge?
E 100
This is a tool that measures winds and precipitation in a
storm.
E 200
What is radar?
E 200
This is the average of weather conditions over a long time,
usually thirty years.
E 300
What is climate?
E 300
This is the direction winds generally blow in the United
States.
E 400
What is from west to east?
E 400
This is what a climate scientist might conclude if they find a fish fossil in the
desert.
E 500
What is this area may have been a wet climate at one time?
E 500
This tool measures temperature.
F 100
What is a thermometer?
F 100
This tool measures wind direction.
F 200
What is a wind vane?
F 200
This tool measures air pressure.
F 300
What is a barometer?
F 300
This tool measures wind speed.
F 400
What is an anemometer?
F 400
This tool measures air moisture and humidity.
F 500
What is a hygrometer?
F 500
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Thunderstorms
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This is what occurs in the second stage of a thunderstorm.
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What is precipitation starts to fall, which pulls some of the air down
with it?
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