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Jeopardy

Jeopardy. Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy. Clouds. Air Masses & Fronts. Climate. Weather & Technology. Winds. Misc. 10 Point.

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Jeopardy

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. Clouds Air Masses & Fronts Climate Weather & Technology Winds Misc. 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. What is a cumulus cloud?

  5. Billowy clouds that resemble cotton balls

  6. What kind of cloud is this?

  7. Stratus

  8. What is the dew point?

  9. A certain temperature where water vapor condenses

  10. What is humidity?

  11. The amount of water vapor in the air

  12. What is a cirrus cloud?

  13. A cloud that is wispy, feathery or fibrous looking

  14. What is an air mass?

  15. Large body of air with same temperature and moisture content.

  16. What type of air mass forms over large landmasses?

  17. Continental

  18. Why does a continental air mass have low humidity?

  19. It doesn’t form over a large water source.

  20. What are the four types of fronts?

  21. Cold, warm, stationary, occluded

  22. Which type of front is this?

  23. Cold Front

  24. What is the difference between weather and climate?

  25. Climate is average weather conditions over a long period of time

  26. Why do we experience winter in Utah in November through March?

  27. The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

  28. Why is the West side of the Sierra Nevada Mtns in California so green, and the East side so brown and dry?

  29. Rain shadow effect. Storms drop their precipitation when rising over the mountains from west to east.

  30. What does the southbound California Current do for the weather for Utah?

  31. Cools our temperatures

  32. Is the following statement weather or climate: The highest temperature in Chicago was 105°F as recorded on July 24, 1934.

  33. Weather

  34. How has technology changed the ability to predict weather?

  35. Satellites are used to track weather systems and monitor weather and climate of Earth.

  36. According to the map, what type of weather might Florida be experiencing.

  37. Cooler temperatures, storms, clouds, precipitation

  38. Describe the weather in So. California.

  39. 75% cloud cover, weak wind from the North, 65°F

  40. What weather instrument measures air pressure?

  41. Barometer

  42. Describe the temp, air pressure, clouds and wind.

  43. 75°F, 998.7 air pressure, 50% clouds, east wind 25 knots

  44. What causes the winds to blow?

  45. Unequal heating in the atmosphere

  46. Utah is located in the area of what global wind?

  47. Westerlies

  48. How does cold air at the poles and warm air at the equator cause air to move?

  49. Convection. Cold air sinks & moves along the surface forcing warm air to rise.

  50. Sea breeze or land breeze?

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