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Weather Jeopardy

Weather Jeopardy. Categories. Click to exit. Atmosphere - 100. In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our daily weather take place?. Atmosphere - 100. Troposphere. Atmosphere - 200. What causes the absorption of ultraviolet light in the stratosphere?. Atmosphere - 200.

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Weather Jeopardy

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  1. Weather Jeopardy

  2. Categories Click to exit

  3. Atmosphere - 100 • In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our daily weather take place?

  4. Atmosphere - 100 • Troposphere

  5. Atmosphere - 200 • What causes the absorption of ultraviolet light in the stratosphere?

  6. Atmosphere - 200 • Ozone O3

  7. Atmosphere - 300 • What happens to the temperature of air as it rises up from the ground? • Explain why!

  8. Atmosphere - 300 • Air cools as it rises (adiabatic cooling) because the gas expands due to decreasing atmospheric pressure

  9. Atmosphere - 400 • Does humid air have a greater or lesser density than dry air? • Explain why!

  10. Atmosphere - 400 • Humid air is less dense, because the water molecule has less mass than the Nitrogen molecule, which makes up most of dry air.

  11. Atmosphere - 500 • Name 3 greenhouse gases, and explain the greenhouse effect.

  12. Atmosphere - 500 • Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, are all greenhouse gases • Short wavelength UV light is absorbed by the Earth and re-radiated back to space as long wavelength UV. These long wavelengths are absorbed by greenhouses gases, “trapping” the heat in the atmosphere.

  13. Storms - 100 • Where do Hurricanes get their energy?

  14. Storms - 100 • The sun’s energy evaporates sea water into the air. The condensation of millions of gallons of this water in the atmosphere (as clouds) releases huge amounts of energy, which give hurricanes their power.

  15. Storms - 200 • Give two other names for hurricanes.

  16. Storms - 200 • Cyclone, typhoon, williwilli

  17. Storms - 300 • What direction do all low pressure system storms spin in the northern hemisphere?

  18. Storms - 300 • Counterclockwise and towards the center

  19. Storms - 400 • Why does a tornado funnel cloud “vacuum” up materials from Earth?

  20. Storms - 400 • Tornadoes vacuum up materials because of the extremely low pressure in the center of the funnel.

  21. Storms - 500 • For a thunder storm: a) give the name of the cloud type associated with thunder storms b) describe how a thundercloud forms c) What type of fronts are thunderstorms often associated with?

  22. Storms - 500 • A) cumulonimbus cloud • B) hot spots or uplifting of warm air by fronts causes condensation of water droplets in the form of tall thunderheads • C) Thunderstorms often form when a cold front pushes warm air up

  23. Weather Prediction - 100 • As air temperature increases, what happens to air pressure?

  24. Weather Prediction - 100 • Warm air is less dense, so warm air has lower air pressure. Cold air is more dense, so cold air has higher pressure

  25. Weather Prediction - 200 • Simple barometers can be used to predict the weather. What type of weather is coming if the barometer indicates falling air pressure?

  26. Weather Prediction - 200 • Falling barometer (decreasing air pressure), means a low pressure system is coming. Low pressure systems are associated with stormy weather.

  27. Weather Prediction - 300 • In what type of storm have the highest wind velocities been measured? • How high can the wind speed get in such a storm?

  28. Weather Prediction - 300 • Tornadoes have the highest wind speeds, up to 350 mph.

  29. Weather Prediction - 400 • Name the 5 different types of precipitation. • Explain how they are all different from each other.

  30. Weather Prediction - 400 • Rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail • Rain is liquid water drops, snow is ice crystals formed in the atmosphere, sleet is rain drops that falls through a cold air layer and freezes into ice drops, freezing rain is rain the lands on a cold surface and freezes into ice on the surface, hail is large balls of ice that form in thunder clouds from repeated melting and refreezing in strong updrafts in the cloud.

  31. Weather Prediction - 500 • Air with a temperature of 60 degrees F and a relative humidity of 51% is warmed to a temperature of 71 degrees F, but the relative humidity is still 51%. How did the moisture content of the air change?

  32. Weather Prediction - 500 • Since warm air can hold more moisture, the 71 F air must have a higher moisture content at 51% relative humidity than 60 F air at 51% relative humidity.

  33. Climate - 100 • How does elevation affect climate?

  34. Climate - 100 • The higher the elevation, the cooler the climate

  35. Climate - 200 • City A and City B are at the same latitude and elevation, but City A is near the ocean and City B is inland. Describe how the climates of these two cities are different.

  36. Climate - 200 • Large bodies of water moderate the climate: so at City A near the coast, winters are milder, summers are not as hot. At City B inland, winters are colder and summers are hotter.

  37. Daily Double Climate - 300 • List the 6 major factors that influence climate

  38. Climate - 300 • Latitude, elevation, proximity to large bodies of water, ocean currents, prevailing winds, mountain barriers

  39. Climate - 400 • City X and City Y are both at the same elevation and latitude, but are separated by a mountain range. City X has a hot dry climate, and City Y has a cool humid climate. Explain this difference in climate between the two cities.

  40. Climate - 400 • Mountain ranges intercept the prevailing winds, causing the air to rise over the mountains. Rising air expands and cools, causing condensation and dropping rain on the windward side of the mountain (City Y). As the air goes over the mountain and down the other side, it sinks and warms, causing arid conditions on the leeward side (City X)

  41. Climate - 500 • Describe and explain the climates at the following latitudes: equator 30 degrees N or S 60 degrees N or S the poles

  42. Climate - 500 • Equator: rising air, wet (tropical rainforest) • 30 degrees: sinking air, dry (desert) • 60 degrees: rising air, wet and cool (temperate) • Poles: sinking air, dry and cold (polar)

  43. Grab Bag - 100 • List the 4 factors that affect evaporation rates • explain how they affect evaporation

  44. Grab Bag - 100 • Temperature: higher = faster evaporation • Surface area: more surface area = faster evaporation • Humidity: dry air = faster evaporation • Wind: more wind = faster evaporation

  45. Grab Bag - 200 What is “wind” and what causes it?

  46. Grab Bag - 200 Wind in the movement of air molecules from an area of high atmospheric pressure to areas of lower atmospheric pressure.

  47. Grab Bag - 300 • What device is used to measure relative humidity in the air? • A dry bulb reads 4 degrees C and a wet bulb reads -2 degrees C. What is the relative humidity?

  48. Grab Bag - 300 • sling psychrometer • 14%

  49. Grab Bag - 400 • What is the definition of dew point? • Dry bulb reads 8 degrees C and wet bulb reads 6 degrees C. What is the dew point?

  50. Grab Bag - 400 • Dew point is the temperature at which water vapor condenses out of the air, forming liquid water (dew) on surfaces. • Dew Point is 3 degrees C

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