Lessons 4-6

Question 1

Air Mass

Answer 1

Body of air with same temp and moisture throughout

Question 2

Air Pressure

Answer 2

Weight of air

Question 3

Anemometer

Answer 3

Measure speed of wind

Question 4

Atmosphere

Answer 4

Gases that surround Earth

Question 5

Barometer

Answer 5

Detect and measure changes in air pressure

Question 6

Barometric Pressure (Atmospheric Pressure)

Answer 6

Pressure exerted by atmosphere

Question 7

Biofuel

Answer 7

fuel made from living materials

Question 8

Biome

Answer 8

Area that contains specific plants and animals based on climate

Question 9

Biosphere

Answer 9

Portion of Earth occupied by living things

Question 10

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 10

Potent greenhouse gas that can be produced by burning fossil fuels

Question 11

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Answer 11

Chemical compounds that are harmful to the ozone layer

Question 12

Climate

Answer 12

Weather conditions that are characteristic of a region or of a place over a long period of time

Question 13

Climate Model

Answer 13

Predictive representation of a climate; mathematical equation

Question 14

Climatologist

Answer 14

Scientist that studies science

Question 15

Climatology

Answer 15

Study of climate

Question 16

Cloud

Answer 16

Billions of tiny droplets of water or ice and dust particles visible from the ground

Question 17

Cold Front

Answer 17

Leading edge of a cold air mass; occurs when a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass ahead of it

Question 18

Condensation

Answer 18

Water vapor changing from a gas to liquid

Question 19

Conduction

Answer 19

Heat transferring from one material to another material

Question 20

Convection

Answer 20

Heat transferring through the movement of a gas or liquid

Question 21

Convection Current (Convection Cell)

Answer 21

Circulating flow of air or water resulting from temp differences

Question 22

Coriolis Effect

Answer 22

Force from rotation of Earth and affects the path of object in motion

Question 23

Current

Answer 23

Movement of gas or liquid in a definite direction

Question 24

Cyclone

Answer 24

Massive, rotating storm that forms in the Indian Ocean and off coast of Australia

Question 25

Deposition

Answer 25

Water vapor changing from gas to solid

Question 26

Dew Point (Point of Saturation)

Answer 26

Atmospheric temp at which water droplets condense, forming dew

Question 27

Dixie Alley

Answer 27

Southeastern part of U.S. prone to violent tornadoes

Question 28

Doppler Radar

Answer 28

Use Doppler effect to determine position and velocity of weather such as clouds or storms

Question 29

Easterlies

Answer 29

Global Winds that flow from the east to the west

Question 30

El Nino

Answer 30

An unusually warm flow of surface water that occurs in the equatorial Pacific Ocean about every 2-7 years

Question 31

Enhanced Fujita Scale

Answer 31

Measures strength of tornados

Question 32

Equinox (Spring-Vernal; Fall-Autumnal)

Answer 32

Time of year in which day and night are equal lengths

Question 33

Evaporation

Answer 33

Water changes from a liquid to an invisible gas called water vapor

Question 34

Exosphere

Answer 34

Outer region of the atmosphere

Question 35

Geosphere

Answer 35

Solid position of Earth

Question 36

Geothermal Energy

Answer 36

Energy from the heat of the Earth

Question 37

Global Ocean Conveyor Belt (Thermohaline Circulation)

Answer 37

Slow moving, density-driven circulation of ocean water that runs nearly pole to pole and throughout the world’s oceans. The current runs in a loop, both along the ocean surface and thousands of meters below it