Question | Answer |
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The __________ __________ is the process in which water moves from the surface of Earth , to the air, and back again. | water cycle |
A large body of air is an ______ __________. | air mass |
A __________________ is an instrument that measures air pressure. | barometer |
A tropical storm in which the wind speeds are 119 km/hr or more is called a __________________. | hurricane |
____________________ is the process by which a liquid changes to a gas. | Evaporation |
An instrument that measures wind speed is an _______________. | anemometer |
____________________ is water that falls back to the earth. | Precipitation |
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid is called___________________. | condensation |
What kind of precipitation falls when water drops get pushed back up into a colder layer of air and then freeze? | Hail |
Where do most storms form? | At fronts |
What part of a hurricane causes flooding? | storm surge, waves, rain |
What kind of precipitation falls when water drops pass through a cold layer of air. | Sleet |
What kind of precipitation may fall when the temperature is 42 degrees fahrenhiet? | Rain |
What kind of precipitation may fall when the temperature is 20 degrees fahrenheit? | Snow |
Where does a cold/dry air mass form? | over land, form the north |
Name 4 weather instruments and what each one measures. | anemometer – wind speed barometer – air pressure thermometer – temperature rain guage – amount of rainfall wind vane – wind direction |
What happens to water that is heated? | it evaporates |
Where does a warm/wet air front form? | over water, from the south |
What happens to water vapor when it is cooled? | it condenses, it may freeze if the temperature gets low enough |
Where does a cold/wet air mass form? | over water, from the north |
Where does a warm/dry air mass form? | over land, from the south |
How is a land breeze formed? | Air over the water is warmer that air over the land. The hot air over the water rises and the cooler air over the land pushes out over the sea. |
How is a sea breeze formed? | Air over the water is cooler than air over the land. The hot air over the land rises and the cooler air over the water pushes in over the land. |
Why do storms form over the middle of the Florida peninsula? | Two sea breezes meet in the middle of the peninsula, a front forms when the two air masses meet and the front causes the storms or rain. |
What may happen when a cool front forms? | rain or thunderstorms and cooler temperatures |
What may happen when a warm front forms? | steady rain and warmer temperatures |