Study Stack for Weather Test
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| What is Weather? | The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.
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| What is Climate? | The typical weather of an area over a long period of time
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| What are the 4 elements of weather? | temperature, humidity, air pressure, and wind.
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| What is the name of a person who studies weather? | meteorologist
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| What forms when moisture evaporates into the air, and then cools? | A cloud
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| What impact does ocean have on climate? | It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas less extreme.
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| Why is the temperature lower at night than during the day? | The temperature depends on the energy from the sun.
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| Why does it tend to be cool at the Earth's poles? | The sun does not shine directly on the poles.
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| When air pressure is high (a high pressure system) what type of weather will occur? | Clear skies and sun.
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| When there is a lot of moisture (humidity) in the air and the temperature drops, what will happen? | It will rain.
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| What happens when warm and cool air mix? | Clouds, wind and storms will develop.
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| What causes wind? | The movement of air - warm air rising and cold air sinking.
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| What are 4 examples of precipitation? | Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
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| Why do scientists measure and predict weather? | So people can make plans.
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| What does a thermometer measure? | Temperature
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| What does a hygrometer measure? | Humidity
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| What does an anemometer measure? | Speed of the wind
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| What does a barometer measure? | Air Pressure
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| What does a wind vane measure? | Direction of the wind
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| What does a rain gauge measure? | Amount of rain that has fallen
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| How does a wind vane work? | When the wind blows, it moves the vane. It tells which way the wind is blowing from.
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| What is the difference between climate and weather? | Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a particular time. Climate is the weather pattern over time. Climate is what you expect to happen; weather is what actually happens daily.
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| What does the Jet Stream do? | It separates the warm air to the south from the cold air to the north.
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| What does the Gulf Stream do? | It brings warmer water along the east coast making the air temperature warmer and the air more humid.
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| Why does Boston have a high amount of moisture? | It is close to the ocean.
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