Weather

Question 1

By which process are clouds and fog formed

Answer 1

Condensation

Question 2

Rain snow sleet and hail are examples of which process of the water cycle?

Answer 2

Precipitation

Question 3

During cloud formation, water vapor condenses on what substance

Answer 3

Dust particles

Question 4

The MAIN reason wind occurs is because of differences in what?

Answer 4

Air pressure

Question 5

What are thin wispy clouds, composed of ice called?

Answer 5

Cirrus clouds

Question 6

What are raindrops that freeze as they fall through the air called?

Answer 6

Sleet

Question 7

As air temperature increases, what happens to air density

Answer 7

Decreases

Question 8

As altitude increases, air pressure

Answer 8

Decreases

Question 9

Warm air does what?

Answer 9

It rises, has low air pressure and low density

Question 10

Cold air does what?

Answer 10

It sinks and has high air pressure and high density

Question 11

Where does the energy that allows the water cycle to occur come from?

Answer 11

The sun

Question 12

What is evaporation

Answer 12

Liquid water to liquid water vapor

Question 13

What is transpiration?

Answer 13

Liquid water evaporates from plants

Question 14

What is condensation

Answer 14

Water vapor to liquid water(clouds)

Question 15

What is precipitation

Answer 15

Liquid or solid water falls to the surface

Question 16

What is runoff

Answer 16

Water flows into water or lake

Question 17

What is the Coriolis effect

Answer 17

Earth rotates west to east(counterclockwise) this causes winds to turn right in the northern hemisphere(west) and left in the Southern Hemisphere(west)

Question 18

When air moves horizontally it means?

Answer 18

It goes from high pressure to low pressure

Question 19

What is wind caused by

Answer 19

Air pressure differences

Question 20

What are air pressure differences caused by

Answer 20

Changes in air temperature

Question 21

What are clouds made of

Answer 21

Liquid or solid water condensing(cooling) on particles in the atmosphere

Question 22

What are the 5 main types of precipitation and describe them

Answer 22

Rain- liquid water
Snow- water vapor turns directly into liquid state
Freezing rain- freeze instantly when hit object
Hail- ice crystals form & begin to fall towards earth
Sleet- a mixture of rain and snow that freeze in way down

Question 23

Cirrus cloud

Answer 23

Composed of ice and it’s a thin wispy cloud

Fair weather

Question 24

Stratus cloud

Answer 24

Uniform grey cloud often cover entire sky

light mist or drizzle 12-24 hours before weather change

Question 25

Cumulus clouds

Answer 25

White puffy clouds look like piece of cotton

Fair/pleasant weather

Question 26

Why does water not come out of the glass and the bottle

Answer 26

The air pressure is under pushing up

Question 27

Why does the index card bend in the middle when you blow in it

Answer 27

Air pressure won’t allow card to flip

Question 28

Why won’t the card flip when you blow on it

Answer 28

Fast air creates low air pressure

Question 29

Why did the newspaper and stick not go flying

Answer 29

The newspaper created more surface area

Question 30

Why did the newspaper and stick go flying in the air

Answer 30

There was less surface area

Question 31

What is evaporation

Answer 31

Liquid water to liquid water vapor

Question 32

What is transpiration?

Answer 32

Liquid water evaporates from plants

Question 33

What is condensation

Answer 33

Water vapor to liquid water(clouds)

Question 34

What is precipitation

Answer 34

Liquid or solid water falls to the surface

Question 35

What is runoff

Answer 35

Water flows into water or lake

Question 36

What is the Coriolis effect

Answer 36

Earth rotates west to east(counterclockwise) this causes winds to turn right in the northern hemisphere(west) and left in the Southern Hemisphere(west)

Question 37

When air moves horizontally it means?

Answer 37

It goes from high pressure to low pressure

Question 38

What is wind caused by

Answer 38

Air pressure differences

Question 39

What are air pressure differences caused by

Answer 39

Changes in air temperature

Question 40

What are clouds made of

Answer 40

Liquid or solid water condensing(cooling) on particles in the atmosphere

Question 41

What are the 5 main types of precipitation and describe them

Answer 41

Rain- liquid water
Snow- water vapor turns directly into liquid state
Freezing rain- freeze instantly when hit object
Hail- ice crystals form & begin to fall towards earth
Sleet- a mixture of rain and snow that freeze in way down

Question 42

Cirrus cloud

Answer 42

Composed of ice and it’s a thin wispy cloud

Fair weather

Question 43

Stratus cloud

Answer 43

Uniform grey cloud often cover entire sky

light mist or drizzle

Question 44

Cumulus clouds

Answer 44

White puffy clouds look like piece of cotton

Fair/pleasant weather 12-24 hours before bad weather

Question 45

Why does water not come out of the glass and the bottle

Answer 45

The air pressure is under pushing up

Question 46

Why does the index card bend in the middle when you blow in it

Answer 46

Air pressure won’t allow card to flip

Question 47

Why won’t the card flip when you blow on it

Answer 47

Fast air creates low air pressure

Question 48

Why did the newspaper and stick not go flying

Answer 48

The newspaper created more surface area

Question 49

Why did the newspaper and stick go flying in the air

Answer 49

There was less surface area