Weather

Question 1

What is Weather?
A) Conditions of atmosphere over a large area and long time
B) Conditions of atmosphere over a specific area and over a short period of time
C) Average weather conditions in a particular area over a long time
D) Average weather conditions in a particular area over a short time

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is Canmore’s Climate like?

Answer 2

Dry and Cool / Cold

Question 3

If you describe how it was outside today, are you describing weather or climate? Why?

Answer 3

Weather, because it’s about a specific area and a short period of time.

Question 4

What does a Meteorologist do?

Answer 4

Person who studies weather.

Question 5

What does a Climatologist study?

Answer 5

A person who studies climate will report the average weather for a month.

Question 6

True or False

Weather = climatologist

Answer 6

False

Weather = Meteorologist

Question 7

True of False

Climatologist = Rainy day

Answer 7

False

Meteorologist reports on the weather. Climatologies report what should happen over the month.

Question 8

True or False

Climate = over a long period of time

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False

Weather = short period of time

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Name all 7 elements of weather:

Answer 10

Temperature
Wind
Precipitation
Humidity
Air Pressure
Clouds
Sun

Question 11

Give me two examples of precipitation:

Answer 11

-rain
-snow
-hail
-sleet
-flurries

Question 12

What is is humidity?

Answer 12

-Moisture in the air

Question 13

Where in Canada does the weather have high humidity?

Answer 13

Ontario

Question 14

What instrument is used for temperature?

Answer 14

Thermometer

Question 15

What two instruments are used for wind?

Answer 15

Vain and Anemometer

Question 16

What instrument is used for precipitation?

Answer 16

Rainfall ruler

Question 17

What instrument is used for humidity?

Answer 17

Hygrometer
Hy - gro - meter

Question 18

What instrument is used for air pressure?

Answer 18

Barometer
Bah - rom - meter

Question 19

What two instruments are used for clouds?

Answer 19

Satellite & radar

Question 20

What instrument is used for sun?

Answer 20

Campbell stokes recorder - measures how long the sun shines in a day

Question 21

What does hot air do? Why?

Answer 21

Hot air rises because it is less dense.

Question 22

What happens when hot air cools?

Answer 22

It gets dense and goes down to the ground.

Question 23

Explain how a heater heats a room? What is this action called?

Answer 23

Convection Currents

Question 24

True or False

Hot air is more dense.

Answer 24

False

Hot air is less dense. It moves up because it is light.

Question 25

True or False Cold air is less dense.

Answer 25

False Cold air is more dense. Cold air is heavy so it going to the ground.

Question 26

True or False Hot air is less dense.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False Cold air is more dense.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False The wind we experience is one giant convection current.

Answer 28

True It is the same as the heater in the room.

Question 29

Name all 4 types of clouds.

Answer 29

Cirrus Cumulus Nimbus Stratus

Question 30

Describe a Cirrus cloud

Answer 30

Thin and wispy

Question 31

Describe a Cumulus cloud.

Answer 31

Popcorn

Question 32

Describe a Nimbus cloud.

Answer 32

Rainy and dark /dense

Question 33

Describe a stratus cloud

Answer 33

Fog, stormy and low

Question 34

True or False Cirrus clouds represent fair / ok weather.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

True or False Cumulus clouds represent good weather.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

True and False Nimbus clouds represent that it may or may not rain.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

True and False Nimbus clouds represent stormy and fog.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Is Mila the best

Answer 38

YES

Question 39

What is the water cycle?

Answer 39

Evaporate - Condensation - Precipitation

Question 40

List four types of precipitation.

Answer 40

Rain Hail Sleet Snow

Question 41

What is in a cloud?

Answer 41

Moisture

Question 42

What are the 6 factors that affect temperature?

Answer 42

1) Latitude 2) Altitude 3) Closeness to large bodies of water 4) Ocean Currents 5) Season 6) Time of day

Question 43

True or False It is a good idea to wear a bathing suit outside on Christmas morning.

Answer 43

False

Question 44

True of False I went on a summer hike wearing my snow suit. I hardly broke a sweat.

Answer 44

False

Question 45

List the 7 Climate Zones from Coldest to Hottest:

Answer 45

1) Polar 2) Sub-Polar 3) Mountain 4) Temperate 5) Desert 6) Subtropical 7) Tropical

Question 46

Name the top two coldest Climate zones or regions in the world:

Answer 46

Polar & Sub-Polar

Question 47

What are the two hottest climate zones?

Answer 47

Tropical and Subtropical