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Explore various weather instruments, air masses, wind patterns, and fronts. Test your weather knowledge with trivia questions and learn about meteorology terms.
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I am an instrument used to measure wind speed. • anemometer
In the carbon cycle, I add carbon to the atmosphere when I breathe out. I eat other plants and animals. • Consumer
I am an instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air, or humidity. • Psychrometer
I am a scientist who studies and forecasts the weather. meteorologist
What type of front is located over Alabama? cold front
The science of studying the weather is called….. • meteorology
I am an instrument that is launched into space to measure: clouds and cloud systems, city lights, fires, effects of pollution, auroras, sand and dust storms, snow cover, ice mapping, boundaries of ocean currents, energy flows, etc., weather satellite
The prediction about the weather is called a…… • weather forecast
The bars represent….. precipitation
In the carbon cycle, I use carbon dioxide to make food, or sugars, that I need for growth. • A: producer
I am an instrument used to measure temperature. thermometer
The process by which plants use carbon dioxide to make food. • A: photosynthesis
What type of pressure is located near the Great Lakes? A: High pressure (H)
I am formed from the dead remains of plants and animals. I am also used in cars and factories. • A: fossil fuels
The term used to describe the burning of oil, natural gas and coal. • A: combustion
What type of pressure is located near California? A: low pressure (L)
What are the white lines on the map called? A: isobars
What is this symbol called? A: station model
I am an instrument that locates, tracks and shows precipitation on a weather map. A: Doppler radar
In the carbon cycle, I break down dead organisms and return carbon back to the soil or water. I am bacteria or fungi. • A: decomposer
The line with dots represents…… A: temperature
What type of front is located over southern California? A: cold front
What are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere called? • jet streams
What can El Nino cause? • a change in • weather patterns
What is the area of low pressure around the equator called? • doldrums
What is the latitude of the horse latitudes? • 30º latitude
I am a weather instrument used to measure the speed of the wind and also the direction. What am I? • A wind sock
Which prevailing wind belt affects most of the United States? • Westerlies
Which process causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right, and winds in the southern Hemisphere to curve to the left? • the Coriolis Effect
Describe a land breeze. • Land breeze: a local wind caused by cool air moving from the land towards water.Usually happens at night.
Describe a sea breeze. • Sea breeze: a local wind caused by cool air moving from the sea towards the land. Usually happens during the day.
Describe a valley breeze. • Valley breeze: a breeze created during the day when warm air from the valley moves upward
Describe a mountain breeze. • Mountain breeze: a breeze created at night when cool air sinks from the mountain top into the valley below
How would you describe a maritime tropical air mass in regard to temperature and moisture content? • warm, wet air
I am a weather instrument used to determine the direction of the wind. What am I? • Weather vane
What are air masses that form over land ? continental
What are local winds? winds that generally move short distances and can blow from any direction
What is a cold front? a cold air mass meets and pushes a warm air mass out of its way
What is a thunderstorm? a small, intense weather system capable of producing strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder
What is a warm front? type of front begins with drizzly precipitation and is followed by warm, clear, sunny weather
What is humidity? the amount of water vapor in the air
What is influenced by fronts, local winds, and upper level atmospheric winds? Local weather