Transcript Weather in Season Jeopardy

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What is the process by
which plants give off water
vapor into the air?
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transpiration
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What is the changing of a
liquid to a gas?
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200 points
evaporation
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Water vapor is water in the
form of a …
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gas
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Water vapor in the air
comes mostly from …
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the oceans
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What is the result when a
gas changes into a liquid?
Answer
500 points
condensation
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What does capacity mean?
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100 points
amount of material that
something can hold
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The actual amount of water
in the air is known as…
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Specific humidity
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When something is
saturated it is…
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filled to capacity
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The amount of water vapor
that air can hold changes
with the …
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temperature
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Warmer air can hold _______
water vapor than cold air.
Answer
500 points
more
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Name and describe three
types of clouds.
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100 points
cirrus-light feathery
cumulus-big and puffy
stratus-form layers across
the sky
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The term for the
temperature at which
condensation takes place
is…
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dew point
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What are three types of
precipitation?
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rain
snow
hail
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What is the name of the
instrument used to
measure rainfall?
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rain gauge
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Precipitation may be a
liquid or a ________
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solid
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A large area of air that has
the same temperature and
amount of moisture…
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air mass
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Where do tropical and
polar air masses form?
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tropical form near the
equator (warm regions)
polar form near Canada
(cold regions)
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Molecules in a liquid are
always…
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moving
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What changes when a
front moves in?
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the weather
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Air masses that form over
land are always…
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dry
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Name three characteristics
of a tornado.
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small
violent
funnel-shaped
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Compare an air mass and a
front.
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An air mass stays over an
area for a while or moves
slowly; it is very large.
A front is the forward edge
of an air mass.
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What causes lightning?
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300 points
Giant storm clouds give off
electricity.
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High pressure regions
usually have what two
characteristics?
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400 points
clear skies and cool
temperatures
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What is a line on a weather
map that connects points of
equal pressure?
Answer
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isobar
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