Weather Jeopardy Fronts Reading a Weather Map 100

Weather Jeopardy Fronts Reading a Weather Map 100 200 300 400 500 600 Water Cycle Wind & Air Pressure Precipitation & Severe Weather 100 200 300 400 500 600

Fronts, 100 The boundary between two air masses is called… A front.

Fronts, 200 What is the symbol for? Cold front

Fronts, 300 What kind of temperatures might you find behind a warm front? Warmer temperatures

Fronts, 400 Near what part of the front does weather usually occur? What happened to the cow Udder that was lifteddisaster! into the air by The front of the front a tornado? ?

Fronts, 500 If all fronts are where air masses meet, how can you tell the difference between a warm front and a cold front? The front is named for the moving air. (Cold air moving into warm = cold front)

Fronts, 600 What direction does a stationary front usually move? A stationary front is stationary– it doesn’t move.

Reading a Weather Map, 100 Where would you expect the warmest temperatures to occur? The warmest temperatures are found in the warm air mass that lies behind the warm front and ahead of the cold front.

Reading a Weather Map, 200 Where would you expect to find the coolest temperatures? The coolest temperatures are found in the cold air mass that lies behind the cold front.

Reading a Weather Map, 300 Where would you expect to find the highest atmospheric pressure? The highest atmospheric pressure is found at the center of a high pressure system, labeled with a capital H on a weather map.

Reading a Weather Map, 400 Where would you would expect to find the lowest atmospheric pressure ?

Reading a Weather Map, 500 Where would you would expect precipitation to occur?

Reading a Weather Map, 600 What kind of weather can you expect near the Great Lakes? Rainy

Water Cycle, 100 “The water boogies down bringing stormy weather. ” Why? Water droplets stick together, become larger and heavier. Eventually, gravity pulls them to Earth.

Water Cycle, 200 In the water cycle, what occurs after evaporation? Condensation

Water Cycle, 300 In the atmosphere, dust particles are necessary for what to form? Clouds

Water Cycle, 400 What percentage of the Earth’s water is salt water? Fresh water? Oceans make up about 97% Freshwater makes up about 3%

Water Cycle, 500 Why is the ocean salty? As fresh water cycles through the water cycle, fresh water evaporates and leaves minerals behind. Over time, the minerals accumulate and becomes more noticable.

Water Cycle, 600 Water reservoirs are used for what? Storing water for later use.

Wind & Air Pressure, 100 What causes wind? What’s the difference You. Uneven can’t weather a tree, heating of between weather and but you climate! thecan Earth climate? ?

Wind & Air Pressure, 200 Cold air is more dense so it … Sinks

Wind & Air Pressure, 300 Why does warm air expand rise? It is less dense than cooler air.

Wind & Air Pressure, 400 As you move further up, atmospheric pressure … Decreases (there is less air pressing down)

Wind & Air Pressure, 500 What has a more stable temperature, ocean or land? Why? The ocean has a more stable temperature because it takes more sun energy to heat.

Wind & Air Pressure, 600 During the day, where is the air the warmest? Why? What direction is the wind blowing? It is warmest over land because land absorbs heat more quickly than water. The breeze will be moving from the cool ocean to the warmer land.

Precipitation & Severe Weather, 100 Name three types of precipitation. Rain, sleet, snow, hail, …

Precipitation & Severe Weather, 200 When water evaporates and becomes water vapor, is it a solid, liquid, or gas? Gas

Precipitation & Severe Weather, 300 What happens in the cloud after lightning discharges? You to bewhen careful not Whathave happens it rains to step in adogs? ? poodle! cats and Thunder. When a lightning bolt travels from the cloud to the ground it opens up a hole in the air, called a channel. Once the light is gone the air collapses back in and creates a sound wave that we hear as thunder. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound!

Precipitation & Severe Weather, 400 Collisions of particles in a thundercloud create an electric charge. After a while, the whole cloud fills up with electrical charges and causes …. Lightning

Precipitation & Severe Weather, 500 This diagram shows the formation of what? A hurricane

Precipitation & Severe Weather, 600 In what part of the Unites States are tornadoes most likely to occur?