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Weather
4th Grade--Weather
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the atmosphere? | A blanket of air that surrounds the Earth. |
| What is the troposphere? | The bottom layer where weather happens. |
| What does a barometer measure? | Measures the force of air on an area. |
| What does a thermometer measure? | Measures temperature. |
| What is the percentage of oxygen in the air we breathe? | 21% |
| Why does the wind blow? | High pressure moves into low pressure making the wind blow. |
| What does a rain gauge measure? | Measures rainfall |
| What do stratus clouds look like? | They are gray clouds that cover the sky and sometimes bring rain. |
| What are cumulonimbus clouds? | They are clouds that bring us thunderstorms. |
| What are cumulus clouds? | They are puffy on top, flat on the bottom, and look like a cotton ball. |
| What happens in the polar and tropical regions? | This is where air masses form. |
| What happens when a warm front moves into an area? | Warm air slides up and over the cooler air making clouds and maybe rain. |
| What happens when a cold front moves into an area? | Cold air forces the warmer air up to make clouds and severe weather. |
| What does it mean if the barometric pressure is dropping? | Wet weather is coming. |
| What does it mean if the wind is coming from the southwest? | Warm and dry weather is coming. |
| What causes weather? | Weather is cause by the sun heating up the Earth unevenly. |
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