Weather Review Grade 5 VA Mr. G. mles
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Air pressure (Presión de aire) | The weight of the air, cold air is more dense, that is why a hot air balloon floats
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| Barometer (Barómetro) | An instrument that measures air pressure, changes in air pressure indicate changes in weather are coming
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| Thermometer (Termómetro) | An instrument that measure temperature, either in Celsius or Fahrenheit - (kelvin is yet another temperature scale used in laboratories)
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| Anemometer (Anemómetro) | An instrument that measures wind speed
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| Weather vane (Paleta de tiempo) | An instrument indicates wind direction
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| Cumulus | Clouds that bellow up, heap up
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| Stratus | Flat, low, grey clouds
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| Nimbostratus | Clouds associated with thunderstorms and tornadoes- anvil shaped
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| Tropics (Zonas tropicales) | Region of the Earth around the equator- since the sun shines at a more direct angle here, there is more solar energy and therefore a warm climate
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| Meteorologist (Meteorólogo) | A person who studies (ology-the study of) weather and climate- often unfairly blamed for bad weather!
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| Air mass (Masa de aire) | A large body of air with similar properties, such as a cold air mass, a warm air mass
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| Tornadoes | A violently rotating column of air, associated with cumulonimbus clouds, most destructive of all storms, rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, with wind speeds of 100 to 300 mph
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| Hurricane (Huracán) | Storms that form over warm ocean water, and like tornadoes, have a rotating center, called the eye
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| What is the difference between climate (clima) and weather? | Weather is what is happening today, Climate is the average weather in an area
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| Precipitation Precipitación | Rain, sleet, hail, or snow (or cats and dogs!)
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| Relative Humidity Copyright © 2012 S Gissendanner Free for personal and classroom use | The amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much it can hold- warm air can hold more moisture, therefore it is more humid in the summer
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
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