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Silverman weather
Silverman weather test
Question | Answer |
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What is a meteorologist? | A person who studies weather |
What is air pressure? | The weight of the air pushing on the earth |
What is condensation? | when water vapor turns to water |
What is evaporation? | the changing of water to water vapor |
What is precipitation? | a form of water that falls from clouds |
What are fog,stratus,cumulus and cirrus? | types of clouds |
What do you use to find the direction of wind? | wind vane |
What is humidity? | the amount of water vapor in the air |
What is ground water? | fresh water that is found underground |
What is a drought? | no rain in an area over a long time |
What is a climate? | weather over time |
What is weather? | the state of air at a certain time and place |
What is Global warming? | a change in climate tht causes the earth to get warmer |
What is a hurricane? | a powerful storm with heavy rains and strong wind |
Name 4 types of precipitation | rain,snow,sleet, hail |
Particles in cold water move... | slowly |
Particles in warm water move... | quickly |
What measures temperature? | thermometer |
What heats up faster than water? | soil, rocks, and, cement |
Which heats up faster from the sun; water or land? | land |
Wind travels from cold air to _______ _____. | warm air |
Feathery clouds made of ice crystals | cirrus clouds |
Gray clouds that produce rain or snow | stratus clouds |
White puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton. | cumulus clouds |
A cloud that forms at the earths surface | fog |
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms | cumulonimbus clouds |