5G Chap 7.2 & 7.3

Question 1

Wispy light clouds with fuzzy edges

Answer 1

Cirrus

Question 2

Individual clouds that look puffy

Answer 2

Cumulus

Question 3

Clouds that look blanket like layers

Answer 3

Stratus

Question 4

What causes water vapor particles to come together to form clouds

Answer 4

They rise and get cooler

Question 5

What causes water droplets to fall to the ground as precipitation

Answer 5

They collide together and get too heavy to stay in the air

Question 6

Formed when raindrops collide in the air with bits of ice

Answer 6

Hail

Question 7

Formed when raindrops freeze as they fall to the earth

Answer 7

Sleet

Question 8

This is the coldest precipitation. Formed when air is so cold that the water vapor turns directly into a solid crystal

Answer 8

Snow

Question 9

Large region of air that has a similar temperature and humidity

Answer 9

Air mass

Question 10

When one air mass meets another air mass. This is called a ______

Answer 10

Front

Question 11

Two air masses colliding that are similar. The air masses do not move.

Answer 11

Stationary front

Question 12

This pushes weather fronts. In the US, it usually moves west to East.

Answer 12

Jet stream

Question 13

Air mass with warm and humid air. The air moves inward and winds turn counter clockwise

Answer 13

Low pressure system

Question 14

Air mass with cold and drier air. The air moves outward and winds turn clockwise

Answer 14

High pressure system

Question 15

Rainstorm that includes lightning and thunder

Answer 15

Thunderstorm

Question 16

How a thunderstorm occurs

Answer 16

Warm, moist air rises. That upward movement of air is called an updraft.

Question 17

Tall cloud that forms before a thunderstorm

Answer 17

Thunderhead

Question 18

Spark of electricity that builds up in a thunderhead

Answer 18

Lightning

Question 19

Lightning increases the air temperature and that air expanding makes this sound

Answer 19

Thunder

Question 20

Storm with 35 mph winds and enough snow that you can only see 1/4 mile

Answer 20

Blizzard

Question 21

Storm with freezing rain landing on the ground

Answer 21

Ice storm

Question 22

Funnel shaped cloud with speeds up to 300 mph

Answer 22

Tornado

Question 23

Structure of a tornado

Answer 23

Warm rises through the center. Rain falls on the outside. Air flows into the low pressure center which makes it spin fast.

Question 24

Where on earth do tropical storms form?

Answer 24

Near the equator

Question 25

Wind Speed when it’s called a hurricane

Answer 25

74 mph (119kmph)

Question 26

Center of hurricane. Low pressure area. Calm air.

Answer 26

Eye

Question 27

Large waves that cause a big push of water

Answer 27

Storm surge

Question 28

Five things to prepare before hurricane

Answer 28

``` Get water Load car in case of evacuation Contact info of neighbors and friends Know where to stay if not evacuating Board up windows Flashlights ```

Question 29

Circular pattern of winds with Low pressure center. Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc

Answer 29

Cyclones

Question 30

Meteorologists use this to track winds and storms

Answer 30

Doppler radar

Question 31

Artificial lake that is built to store water

Answer 31

Reservoir

Question 32

Underground layer of rock or soil that is able to absorb water

Answer 32

Aquifer

Question 33

97% of the water on earth

Answer 33

Salt water from the ocean

Question 34

Examples of running water

Answer 34

Rivers or streams

Question 35

Top two uses of water in the US

Answer 35

1 Thermoelectric- cooling the equipment that makes electricity 2 Irrigation

Question 36

Place where water is cleaned

Answer 36

Water treatment plant

Question 37

Steps to clean water

Answer 37

1 coagulation. Adding particles to water to stick to the dirt 2 sedimentation. The dirt becomes heavy and collects at the bottom 3 filtration 4 disinfection. Adding chemicals to the water to kill bacteria.

Question 38

Air pollution that’s caused by particles made when fossil fuels are burned.

Answer 38

Smog

Question 39

Layer of oxygen 19 miles above the ground that protects us from the sun.

Answer 39

Ozone