Weather Flashcards

1
Q

What is the meaning of climate?

A

average weather conditions of a particular reigon over a long period of time

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2
Q

What kind of weather does a cumulonimbus cloud bring -?

A

Brings THUNDER!!!!

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3
Q

What does a cirrus cloud bring?

A

Rain or snow will occur in several hours

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4
Q

What does a stratus cloud bring?

A

Drizzle of rain

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5
Q

What does cumulus cloud bring?

A

Fair weather with unlike precipitation

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6
Q

What does Cumulus clouds mean?

A

Fluffy and white with flat bottoms they look like big cotton balls in the sky

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7
Q

What does cirrus clouds mean?

A

Feathery and look like commas or wisps of hair high in the sky made from tiny ice crystals

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8
Q

What does stratus clouds mean?

A

smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky. They are also the lowest clouds and a blanket to the sky

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9
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What does cumulonimbus clouds mean?

A

Formed by cumlus clouds that join together They keep growing until they are full with moisture

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10
Q

What desripition goes with snow

A

freeze and form ice crystals

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11
Q

What description goes with rain

A

Rain droplets that come from the sky when the clouds get too full

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12
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What description goes with hail

A

Ice crystals wrapped in many layers

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13
Q

What word would a metereoligist use for weather

A

Record high, usally , typically

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14
Q

What description goes with sleet

A

mixture of rain and snow

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15
Q

How does high pressure form

A

when air is cooled

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16
Q

how does low pressure form

A

when air is warmed

17
Q

What does high pressure look like on a map?

A

Blue H

18
Q

What does low pressure look like on a map?

A

Red L

19
Q

What does metereoligist mean?

A

A person who studies weather and predicts how they will occur

20
Q

What does weather mean

A

the condition of the troposphere (the lowest region of the atmosphere)

21
Q

What is the description of a tornado

A

Huge funnels

22
Q

What is the description of a hurricane

A

Tropical rain storm

23
Q

What is a decription of a thunderstorm

A

a strong storm with heavy winds

24
Q

When does a tornado occur

A

early summer

25
Q

when does a hurricane occur

A

late summer or early fall

26
Q

when does hurricane occur

A

summer