Understanding Weather

Question 1

Water cycle

Answer 1

The continuous movement of water sources into the air,onto land,into and over the ground,and back to the water sources;a cycle that links all of the Earth’s solid,liquid,and gaseous water together.

Question 2

Humidity

Answer 2

Amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.

Question 3

Relative humidity

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Condensation

Answer 4

The change of state from a gas to a liquid.

Question 5

Dew Point

Answer 5

The temperture to which air must cool to be completely saturated.

Question 6

cloud

Answer 6

A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals.

Question 7

Precipitation

Answer 7

solid or liquid water falls from the air to the earth’s surface

Question 8

Air mass

Answer 8

large body of air that has a similar temperature and moisture throughout.

Question 9

Front

Answer 9

different air masses meet a boundary line forms between them.

Question 10

Thunderstorm

Answer 10

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

Question 11

lightning

Answer 11

The large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces.

Question 12

Thunder

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Tornado

Answer 13

A small rotating column of air that has high wind speeds and low central pressure and touches the ground

Question 14

Hurricane

Answer 14

a large,rotating tropical weather system with wind speed at least 119 km

Question 15

Thermometer

Answer 15

tool used to measure various atmospheric conditions or temperture

Question 16

Weather

Answer 16

The condition of the Atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Question 17

Barometer

Answer 17

An instrument used to measure air pressure.

Question 18

windsock

Answer 18

a device used to measure wind direction.

Question 19

wind vane

Answer 19

a device used to measure wind direction.

Question 20

anenoneter

Answer 20

measure wind speed

Question 21

isobars

Answer 21

lines that connect points to equal air pressure

Question 22

Weather

Answer 22

Condition at the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Question 23

climate

Answer 23

average weather conditions in an area over a long time period.

Question 24

Latitude

Answer 24

Distance north,or south measured in degrees ,from the equator .

Question 25

Prevailing winds

Answer 25

Winds that blow mainly from one direction

Question 26

Elevation

Answer 26

The height of surface landforms of sea level.

Question 27

Surface currents

Answer 27

stream like movements that occur at or near a surface of the ocean

Question 28

Biome

Answer 28

large region characterized by a specific type of climate and the plants and animals that live there.

Question 29

Tropical zone

Answer 29

warm zone located around the equator.

Question 30

Temperate zone

Answer 30

climate zone between the tropics and the polar zone.

Question 31

deciduous

Answer 31

trees that lose their leaves when the climate turns cold.

Question 32

Evergreens

Answer 32

Trees that keep there leaves all year round.

Question 33

Polar zone

Answer 33

includes northernmost and southernmost climate zones.

Question 34

Microclimate

Answer 34

small regions with unique climate characteristics

Question 35

Ice age

Answer 35

Period which ice collects in high latitudes and moves towards lower latitudes

Question 36

global warming

Answer 36

Rise in average global temperatures that can result from an increase in the green house effect.

Question 37

green house effect

Answer 37

gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy.