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Weather Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. | Weather |
| The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere. | Oxygen |
| The most abundant gas in the atmosphere. | Nitrogen |
| When a meteor hits the Earth's surface it is called a what? | Meteorite |
| Layer of the atmosphere where the ozone is located. | Stratosphere |
| Layer of the atmosphere where the weather takes place. | Troposphere |
| The "blanket" of gases around Earth that absorbs radiation creates a what? | Greenhouse Effect |
| Differences in air pressure creates what? | Wind |
| Instrument used to measure wind speed. | Anemometer |
| Local wind that blows from land to a body of water. (Night) | Land Breeze |
| Local wind that blows from a body of water to land. (Day) | Sea Breeze |
| The curving of winds from Earth's rotation. | Coriolis Effect |
| Instrument that measures air pressure. | Barometer |
| Not so good weather is associated with this type of pressure. | Low |
| Good weather is associated with this type of pressure. | High |
| Air mass that forms near the equator. | Tropical |
| Air mass that forms near the poles. | Polar |
| Air mass that forms over the ocean. | Maritime |
| Air mass that forms over land. | Continental |
| An area where air masses meet and they do not mix. | Front |
| Type of front where cold air pushes warm air up and keeps moving. | Cold |
| Type of front where warm air powers over cold air and keeps moving strong. | Warm |
| Type of front where a cold and warm air mass meet and have a "standoff". | Stationary |
| Type of front where a warm air mass gets pushed up by two cold air masses. | Occluded |
| A tube of air that flows from west to east. | Jet Stream |
| A violent disturbance in the atmosphere. | Storm |
| Sudden spark of energy from a thunderstorm. | Lightning |
| Type of cloud where severe weather occurs. | Cumulonimbus |
| A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud. | Tornado |
| What is the name of the scale used to measure Tornadoes? | Fujita |
| What is the number on the Tornado scale that is associated with the highest level of strength? | F5 |
| What is the first stage that occurs before a hurricane is ever formed? | Tropical Disturbance or Depression |
| What is the second stage that occurs before a hurricane is ever formed? | Tropical Storm |
| What is the calmest part of a hurricane? | Eye |
| What is the highest level of a hurricane? | Category 5 |
| Occurs when so much rain falls, it runs into creeks/rivers/etc. and causes them to overflow their banks. | Flood |
| When rain falls so fast that it causes creeks, rivers, etc. to overflow within minutes to hours. | Flash Flood |
| When conditions are favorable, but the weather event is not occurring yet. | Watch |
| The weather event is occurring now, so take safety now! | Warning |
| The average of weather in an area of the world over a long period of time. | Climate |
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CoachCaudell
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