WEATHER STUFF

Question 1

CIRRUS CLOUD

Answer 1

a kind of wispy white cloud found at high altitudes

Question 2

FRONT

Answer 2

a zone formed when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet

Question 3

CORIOLIS EFFECT

Answer 3

the effect of earth’s rotation on the paths of winds around the globe

Question 4

INVERSION

Answer 4

when air temperature increases with elevation

Question 5

NIMBOSTRATUS CLOUDS

Answer 5

dark gray clouds that usually form below 8,000 feet and produce rain or snow

Question 6

SQUALL

Answer 6

a narrow zone of cumulonimbus clouds that develops along a front, producing violent weather

Question 7

WIND

Answer 7

a flow of air caused by the uneven heating of earth’s surface

Question 8

SURGE

Answer 8

the movement of large air masses of different temperatures within a cloud formation

Question 9

STRATUS CLOUDS

Answer 9

clouds that appear as layers of sheets

Question 10

CYCLIC FLOW

Answer 10

the circular flow of air produced by the Coriolis effect

Question 11

true or false. AT ANY MOMENT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2000 THUNDERSTORMS ON THE PLANET

Answer 11

true

Question 12

true or false. A LACK OF CLOUD COVER IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE DESERT COOLS SO RAPIDLY AT NIGHT

Answer 12

true

Question 13

true or false. THE CYCLIC FLOW OF AIR CAUSED BY THE CORIOLIS EFFECT CAN LEAD TO A TORNADO

Answer 13

false

Question 14

true or false. THE STRONGER THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF AIR, THE HIGHER CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL RISE

Answer 14

true

Question 15

true or false. SOLAR ENERGY IS AT ITS PEAK IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

true or false. THUNDERSTORMS USUALLY OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL DAY TO CREATE ENOUGH HEAT ENERGY TO POWER THE VERTICAL FLOW OF AIR NECESSARY TO CREATE THEM.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

true or false. MOST TORNADOES ONLY LAST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 HOURS

Answer 17

false

Question 18

true or false. THE MOST COMMON PLACE FOR TORNADOES ON THE PLANET IS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE GREAT PLAINS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

true or false. THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES CAN BE COVERED BY ONLY TWO OR THREE AIR MASSES.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

true or false. AS A COLD FRONT PASSES, WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES RISE BRIEFLY.

Answer 20

false

Question 21

WATER DROPLETS OR ICE CRYSTALS THAT FALL TO EARTH ARE CALLED __________.

Answer 21

precipitation

Question 22

THE FORCE PRODUCED BY THE WEIGHT OF AIR PRESSING DOWN ON THE EARTH IS KNOWN AS _________.

Answer 22

air pressure

Question 23

A _______ IS THE SMALLEST AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE TYPE OF VIOLENT STORM.

Answer 23

tornado

Question 24

THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR OR MOISTURE IN THE AIR IS CALLED ________.

Answer 24

humidity

Question 25

A LOW PRESSURE AREA OF AN AIR MASS IS CALLED A _________.

Answer 25

trough

Question 26

A _______ MEASURES AIR PRESSURE

Answer 26

barometer

Question 27

NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE OFTEN CALLED _______.

Answer 27

trade winds

Question 28

PLACING A THERMOMETER IN THE DIRECT SUN GIVES A FALSELY HIGH READING BECAUSE THE SUN HEATS THE _______ MORE THAN IT HEATS THE AIR AROUND IT.

Answer 28

mercury

Question 29

ALL WEATHER PHENOMENA RESULT FROM THE ____ IN THE ATMOSPHERE. THE ___ IS THE POWER SOURCE BEHIND THE MOTION OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE. ____ ARE CREATED AS COLD, HEAVY AIR DISPLACES WARMER LIGHTER AIR. DUE TO THE CORIOLIS EFFECT, WINDS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ROTATE ___ AND WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ROTATE ___. THE TYPES OF ___ FORMED CAN PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF WHAT KIND OF WEATHER WILL RESULT. ____ CAN BE BIG ENOUGH TO COVER HALF A CONTINENT, WHILE _____ ARE MUCH SMALLER, AND MORE LOCALIZED PHENOMENA. HURRICANES START OVER OPEN WATER NEAR _____ BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF JULY AND NOVEMBER, WHEN THE HEAT ENERGY IN THE AREA IS AT ITS HIGHEST. THE ENERGY SOURCE OF A HURRICANE IS _____.

Answer 29

flow of air
sun
winds
counter-clockwise
clockwise
clouds
air masses
thunderstorms
the equator
warm, moist ocean air