Weather And Climate

Question 1

The force that air puts on an area

Answer 1

Air pressure

Question 2

Layers of gas that surround a planet

Answer 2

Atmosphere

Question 3

A tool used to measure air pressure

Answer 3

Barometer

Question 4

The pressure of the atmosphere against a surface

Answer 4

Barometric pressure

Question 5

The metric temperature scale; Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and it freezes at 0 degrees Celsius

Answer 5

Celsius

Question 6

The current or past long-term weather conditions characteristic of a region or the entire Earth

Answer 6

Climate

Question 7

A collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere

Answer 7

Cloud

Question 8

Anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms; Cumulonimbus clouds are also called thunderheads

Answer 8

Cumulonimbus cloud

Question 9

Large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies; can develop into cumulonimbus clouds

Answer 9

Cumulus cloud

Question 10

A prolonged shortage of rainfall

Answer 10

Drought

Question 11

The temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid

Answer 11

Freezing point

Question 12

In weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties

Answer 12

Front

Question 13

A rotating, funnel-shaped cloud: These clouds do not touch the groundwork

Answer 13

Funnel cloud

Question 14

The slow warming of Earth’s atmosphere due to climatic change

Answer 14

Global warming

Question 15

Small, icy balls that fall from the sky

Answer 15

Hail

Question 16

The measure of how much water vapor is in the air

Answer 16

Humidity

Question 17

A storm with strong winds and rain that forms over tropical waters

Answer 17

Hurricane

Question 18

The study of patterns of weather

Answer 18

Meteorologist

Question 19

Water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain

Answer 19

Precipitation

Question 20

A loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand and contract quickly

Answer 20

Thunder

Question 21

A weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightning, and thunder

Answer 21

Thunderstorm

Question 22

A funnel-shaped cloud or column of air that rotates at high speeds and extends downward from a cloud to the ground

Answer 22

Tornado

Question 23

A region of low pressure with counter-clockwise wind rotation that develops into a hurricane or tropical storm

Answer 23

Tropical depression

Question 24

A hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean

Answer 24

Typhoon

Question 25

The properties of the atmosphere at a given time and location, including temperature, air movement and precipitation

Answer 25

Weather

Question 26

Water droplets begin to condense and dew can form

Answer 26

Dew point