Question | Answer |
True or False? The sun heats the air. | False. |
One reason it is warmer in the summer than in the winter because _______________. | there are more hours of daylight. |
Why do people get cooled off by going swimming on a summer day? | The water temperature is cooler than the air temperature. |
The instrument you use to measure air temperature is called __________ | thermometer |
The instrument you use to measure air pressure is called __________ | barometer |
The instrument you use to measure the wind's direction is called a __________ | wind vane |
The instrument you use to measure the wind's speed is called __________ | anemometer |
Warm air is lighter than cold air because ______________________. | Warm air is less dense than cold. The warmer the air, the further apart the molecules |
The instrument you use to measure the amount of rain that has fallen is called __________ | rain gauge |
The instrument you use to measure the amount of humidity in the air is called __________ | hygrometer |
The amount of water or moisture in the air is called ________________ | humidity |
What time of day is the air temperature usually its highest?
(morning, noon, sunset) | noon |
True or False? A white surface will heat up faster then a black surface. | False. |
True or False? On Earth the land heats up faster than the water. | True |
True of False? Direct sunlight hitting the Earth's surface causes higher temperatures than indirect sunlight? | True. |
One reason why the Earth's surface doesn't heat evenly is because ___________________ | the sunlight hits the Earth at different angles. |
Another reason why the Earth's surface doesn't heat evenly is because ___________________ | different surfaces on Earth heat up at different rates. |
The pressing down of air is called ________________ | air pressure |
The higher you go above Earth, air pressure gets ____________ (lower OR higher) | lower |
Air pressure would be highest at the ____________ (top of a mountain OR in front of your house) | top of a mountain |
Air pressure would be lowest at the ____________ (top of a mountain OR in front of your house) | in front of your house |
Two characteristics of a low pressure area are ____________(warmer OR colder) temperature and __________ (rising or sinking) air . | warmer and rising |
Two characteristics of a high pressure area are ____________(warmer OR colder) temperature and __________ (rising or sinking) air . | colder and sinking |
Air moves from _____ pressure to ___________ pressure. | high, low |
The air pressure is higher on Earth's surface because there is __________(less or more) air presses down on you. | more |
The air pressure is lower above the Earth's surface because there is __________(less or more) air presses down on you. | less |
Low clouds that form flat wide layers are called ____________ clouds | stratus |
Dome shaped clouds with flat bottoms are called ______________ clouds. | cumulus |
Clouds that are high in the sky and look like feathers are called ________________ clouds | cirrus |
The type of clouds that mean warm air is on its way are called _____________ clouds | cirrus |
The type of cloud that bring fair weather are called ____________ clouds. | cumulus |
The type of cloud that bring rain or snow are called ____________ clouds. | stratus |
A kind of cloud that forms close to the ground is called ____________ | fog |
Moisture that falls to the ground is called _______________ | precipitation |
When moisture rises up into the air it is called _____________ | evaporation |
When moisture in the air gets cooled and clouds form it is called ______________ | condensation |
An air mass is a large body of air that has the same ____________ and _______________ throughout. | temperature and humidity |
Air masses in the US move from ____________ to ______________ | west to east |
The line where two air masses meet is called a _____________ | front |
A __________ front brings snow storms or thunderstorms. | cold |
A __________ front brings light rain or snow. | warm |
A prediction of what the weather might be is called a _______________ | forecast |
A person who predicts and studies the weather is called a ___________________ | meteorologist |