Weather Assessment Jeopardy

1. Weather Assessment Jeopardy

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3. What happens when air reaches its dew point? • Condensation occurs. • Relative humidity is 100%. • The humidity decreases. • Clouds form.

4. What happens when air reaches its dew point? • A.Condensation occurs. • B.Relative humidity is 100%. • C.The humidity decreases. • D.Cloudsform. Return to Jeopardy Board

5. How does sleet differ from snow? • A. It is not a form of precipitation. • B. It is liquid and not ice. • C. It starts as rain and freezes in the air. • D. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid.

6. How does sleet differ from snow? • A. It is not a form of precipitation. • B. It is liquid and not ice. • C. It starts as rain and freezes in the air. • D. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid. Return to Jeopardy Board

7. Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT? • A. cold and wet • B. cold and dry • C. warm and wet • d. warm and dry

8. Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT? • A. cold and wet • B. cold and dry • C. warm and wet • d. warm and dry Return to Jeopardy Board

9. A continental polar air mass forms in • a. the Pacific Ocean. • b. northern Canada. • c. the Gulf of Mexico. • d. the desert Southwest.

10. A continental polar air mass forms in • a. the Pacific Ocean. • b. northern Canada. • c. the Gulf of Mexico. • d. the desert Southwest. Return to Jeopardy Board

11. How does a warm front form? • a. Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses. • b. Two air masses meet and stay separated. • c. Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it. • d. Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.

12. How does a warm front form? • a. Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses. • b. Two air masses meet and stay separated. • c. Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it. • d. Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up. Return to Jeopardy Board

13. The most powerful storms on Earth are • a. tornadoes. • b. thunderstorms. • c. hurricanes. • d. hailstorms.

14. The most powerful storms on Earth are • a. tornadoes. • b. thunderstorms. • c. hurricanes. • d. hailstorms. Return to Jeopardy Board

15. What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring? • a. clear and sunny • b. hurricane • c. light rain • d. thunderstorm

16. What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring? • a. clear and sunny • b. hurricane • c. light rain • d. thunderstorm Return to Jeopardy Board

17. A tornado is dangerous mostly because of its • a.heavy rains. • b. lightning. • c. strong winds. • d. storm surge.

18. A tornado is dangerous mostly because of its • a.heavy rains. • b. lightning. • c. strong winds. • d. storm surge. Return to Jeopardy Board

19. Which describes the eye of a hurricane? • a. brings winds of up to 300 km/h • b. has warm, calm air and light winds • c. has strong, spinning winds • d. has spiraling bands of heavy rain

20. Which describes the eye of a hurricane? • a. brings winds of up to 300 km/h • b. has warm, calm air and light winds • c. has strong, spinning winds • d. has spiraling bands of heavy rain Return to Jeopardy Board

21. Which statement about lightning is true? • a. It is one of the most dangerous parts of a thunderstorm. • b. It is an electric discharge between two similarly charged surfaces. • c. It is caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike. • d. It always begins in a cloud and strikes the Earth.

22. Which statement about lightning is true? • a. It is one of the most dangerous parts of a thunderstorm. • b. It is an electric discharge between two similarly charged surfaces. • c. It is caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike. • d. It always begins in a cloud and strikes the Earth. Return to Jeopardy Board

23. Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a • a. hurricane. • b. thunderstorm. • c. hailstorm. • d. tornado.

24. Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a • a. hurricane. • b. thunderstorm. • c. hailstorm. • d. tornado. Return to Jeopardy Board

25. What is the purpose of isobars? • a. to measure air pressure • b. to describe the weather conditions in a weather station • c. to find out what form precipitation will take • d. to connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map

26. What is the purpose of isobars? • a. to measure air pressure • b. to describe the weather conditions in a weather station • c. to find out what form precipitation will take • d. to connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map Return to Jeopardy Board

27. What kind of weather does a stationary front bring? • a. drizzly rain followed by clear weather • b. severe storms • c. many days of cloudy, wet weather • d. cold, dry weather

28. What kind of weather does a stationary front bring? • a. drizzly rain followed by clear weather • b. severe storms • c. many days of cloudy, wet weather • d. cold, dry weather Return to Jeopardy Board

29. If there is a tornado warning for your area, you should • a. find a high place to stay. • b. go to a room with no windows. • c. cover your windows with plywood. • d. not listen to the radio.

30. If there is a tornado warning for your area, you should • a. find a high place to stay. • b. go to a room with no windows. • c. cover your windows with plywood. • d. not listen to the radio. Return to Jeopardy Board

31. Which statement about tornadoes is correct? • a. They are a very common part of thunderstorms. • b. Seventy-five percent of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States. • c. Their danger is mainly from the heavy rains they bring. • d. They are the strongest storms on Earth.

32. Which statement about tornadoes is correct? • a. They are a very common part of thunderstorms. • b. Seventy-five percent of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States. • c. Their danger is mainly from the heavy rains they bring. • d. They are the strongest storms on Earth. Return to Jeopardy Board

33. A storm surge is a dangerous part of • a. a tornado. • b. a thunderstorm. • c. the water cycle. • d. a hurricane.

34. A storm surge is a dangerous part of • a. a tornado. • b. a thunderstorm. • c. the water cycle. • d. a hurricane. Return to Jeopardy Board

35. Which describes an altocumulus cloud? • a. high, feathery cloud • b. puffy mid-level cloud • c. low storm cloud • d. high cloud made of ice crystals

36. Which describes an altocumulus cloud? • a. high, feathery cloud • b. puffy mid-level cloud • c. low storm cloud • d. high cloud made of ice crystals Return to Jeopardy Board

37. Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and • a. a rising air mass. • b. a source region. • c. another positively charged area. • d. a negatively charged area.

38. Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and • a. a rising air mass. • b. a source region. • c. another positively charged area. • d. a negatively charged area. Return to Jeopardy Board

39. Which statement about hail is correct? • a. It is rain that falls through a layer of freezing air. • b. It may be sent up into the clouds many times. • c. It forms in winter in low stratus clouds. • d. It is a liquid form of precipitation.

40. Which statement about hail is correct? • a. It is rain that falls through a layer of freezing air. • b. It may be sent up into the clouds many times. • c. It forms in winter in low stratus clouds. • d. It is a liquid form of precipitation. Return to Jeopardy Board

41. A windsock does NOT • a. consist of a cone-shaped bag. • b. measure wind speed. • c. measure wind direction. • d. allow wind to pass through it.

42. A windsock does NOT • a. consist of a cone-shaped bag. • b. measure wind speed. • c. measure wind direction. • d. allow wind to pass through it. Return to Jeopardy Board

43. Unstable atmospheric conditions lead to the formation of lightning and thunder in • a. nimbostratus clouds. • b. altocumulus clouds. • c. altostratus clouds. • d. cumulonimbus clouds.

44. Unstable atmospheric conditions lead to the formation of lightning and thunder in • a. nimbostratus clouds. • b. altocumulus clouds. • c. altostratus clouds. • d. cumulonimbus clouds. Return to Jeopardy Board

45. Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor? • a. increase in wind speed • b. increase in temperature • c. decrease in temperature • d. decrease in air pressure

46. Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor? • a. increase in wind speed • b. increase in temperature • c. decrease in temperature • d. decrease in air pressure Return to Jeopardy Board

47. In what part of the water cycle do clouds form? • a. evaporation • b. runoff • c. precipitation • d. condensation

48. In what part of the water cycle do clouds form? • a. evaporation • b. runoff • c. precipitation • d. condensation Return to Jeopardy Board

49. What causes changes in weather? • a. Air masses move and meet. • b. The air gets more humid. • c. Water evaporates. • d. Clouds form.

50. What causes changes in weather? • a. Air masses move and meet. • b. The air gets more humid. • c. Water evaporates. • d. Clouds form. Return to Jeopardy Board