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How many questions can you answer correctly??????

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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How many questions can you answer correctly??????

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  1. How many questions can you answer correctly??????

  2. I am an instrument used to measure wind speed. • anemometer

  3. In the carbon cycle, I add carbon to the atmosphere when I breathe out. I eat other plants and animals. • Consumer

  4. I am an instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air, or humidity. • Psychrometer

  5. I am a scientist who studies and forecasts the weather. meteorologist

  6. What is the average precipitation in July? 100 mm

  7. What type of front is located over Alabama? cold front

  8. The science of studying the weather is called….. • meteorology

  9. I am an instrument used to measure air pressure. barometer

  10. What is the average temperature in March?

  11. I show equal areas of pressure on a weather map. • Isobars

  12. 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

  13. The prediction about the weather is called a…… • weather forecast

  14. The bars represent….. precipitation

  15. In the carbon cycle, I use carbon dioxide to make food, or sugars, that I need for growth. • A: producer

  16. I am an instrument used to measure temperature. thermometer

  17. The process by which plants use carbon dioxide to make food. • A: photosynthesis

  18. What type of pressure is located near the Great Lakes? A: High pressure (H)

  19. I am formed from the dead remains of plants and animals. I am also used in cars and factories. • A: fossil fuels

  20. The term used to describe the burning of oil, natural gas and coal. • A: combustion

  21. What type of pressure is located near California? A: low pressure (L)

  22. What are the white lines on the map called? A: isobars

  23. What is this symbol called? A: station model

  24. I am an instrument that locates, tracks and shows precipitation on a weather map. A: Doppler radar

  25. 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

  26. The line with dots represents…… A: temperature

  27. What type of front is located over southern California? A: cold front

  28. The Carbon Cycle

  29. What are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere called? • jet streams

  30. What can El Nino cause? • a change in • weather patterns

  31. What is the area of low pressure around the equator called? • doldrums

  32. What is the latitude of the doldrums? • 0º

  33. What is the latitude of the horse latitudes? • 30º latitude

  34. I am a weather instrument used to measure the speed of the wind and also the direction. What am I? • A wind sock

  35. Which prevailing wind belt affects most of the United States? • Westerlies

  36. 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

  37. Describe a land breeze. • Land breeze: a local wind caused by cool air moving from the land towards water.Usually happens at night.

  38. 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.

  39. Describe a valley breeze. • Valley breeze: a breeze created during the day when warm air from the valley moves upward

  40. Describe a mountain breeze. • Mountain breeze: a breeze created at night when cool air sinks from the mountain top into the valley below

  41. How would you describe a maritime tropical air mass in regard to temperature and moisture content? • warm, wet air

  42. I am a weather instrument used to determine the direction of the wind. What am I? • Weather vane

  43. What are air masses that form over land ? continental

  44. What are air masses that form over water? maritime

  45. What are local winds? winds that generally move short distances and can blow from any direction

  46. What is a cold front? a cold air mass meets and pushes a warm air mass out of its way

  47. What is a thunderstorm? a small, intense weather system capable of producing strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder

  48. What is a warm front? type of front begins with drizzly precipitation and is followed by warm, clear, sunny weather

  49. What is humidity? the amount of water vapor in the air

  50. What is influenced by fronts, local winds, and upper level atmospheric winds? Local weather

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