Weather And Climate

Question 1

Air pressure

Answer 1

The force that air puts on an area

Question 2

Tropical

Answer 2

A climate that is very hot and humid

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

The metric temperature scale

Question 4

Cumulus cloud

Answer 4

Large, white, puffy clouds that sometimes look like floating cotton balls

Question 5

Cirrus clouds

Answer 5

Thin, wispy clouds

Question 6

Thermometer

Answer 6

A device used to measure temperature

Question 7

Tropical depression

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Atmosphere

Answer 8

Layers of gas that surround a planet

Question 10

Ocean current

Answer 10

Large scale movement or water within the oceans in a certain direction

Question 11

Dew point

Answer 11

The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses into water

Question 12

Hurricane

Answer 12

A storm with winds over 74 miles per hour and rain that forms over tropical waters

Question 13

Desert

Answer 13

An area that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation

Question 14

Typhoon

Answer 14

A hurricane or tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean

Question 15

Humidity

Answer 15

The measure of how much water vapor is in the air

Question 16

Hail

Answer 16

Small, icy balls that fall from the sky

Question 17

Thunderstorm

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Cloud

Answer 18

A collection of condensed water vapor high above the ground

Question 19

Precipitation

Answer 19

Water that is released from clouds in the sky

Question 20

Drought

Answer 20

A prolonged shortage of precipitation

Question 21

Front

Answer 21

The boundary between two masses of air with different properties

Question 22

Meteorology

Answer 22

The branch of science concerned with weather

Question 23

Freezing point

Answer 23

The temperature at which liquid turns into a solid

Question 24

Tornado

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Cumulonimbus cloud

Answer 25

Vertical, towering dark clouds that are often involved in heavy or violent storms

Question 26

Thunder

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Weather

Answer 27

The properties or the atmosphere at a given time and location

Question 28

Waterspout

Answer 28

A funnel shaped cloud that forms over water and pulls water upward

Question 29

Barometer

Answer 29

A tool used to measure air pressure

Question 30

Global warming

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Temperature

Answer 31

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the atoms in a system, used to express thermal energy in degrees

Question 32

Barometric pressure

Answer 32

The pressure of the atmosphere against a surface

Question 33

Funnel cloud

Answer 33

A rotating, funnel shaped cloud that does not touch the ground

Question 34

Climate

Answer 34

The long term weather conditions of an area

Question 35

Forecast

Answer 35

A prediction about what the future weather will be like