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Mrs.Deringer WEATHER
air masses, pressure, fronts
| 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 |
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