Transcript Weather & Climate Jeopardy

Weather
Maps
Atmosphere
Weather
Instruments
Clouds
General
Stuff
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The weather map below shows the locations of a warm and cold front
over part of North America.
The numbered lines on the weather map
connect locations with the same
A. wind direction B. air temperature
C. wind speed
D. air pressure
D. Air pressure
5pts.
The map below shows the relative size and track of a certain
weather event.
Which weather event is shown
on the map?
Hurricane
10pts.
The map below shows an air mass that formed over the Gulf of Mexico
at location A.
Which temperature and moisture
conditions are associated with this air
mass?
A. . cold and dry
B. warm and humid
C. cold and humid
D. warm and dry
B. Warm and humid
15pts.
The fronts shown on the weather map are best
described as
A. boundaries between different air masses
B. boundaries between different wind belts
C. areas experiencing clear skies with light
winds
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D. areas experiencing extremely warm air
temperatures
A. Boundaries between
different air masses
20pts.
The weather map below shows the locations of a high-pressure
center (H) and a low-pressure center (L), air masses cP and mT, and
city A.
Explain why city A would have
.
clear sky conditions.
City A is near a high
pressure system.
25pts.
In addition to oxygen, which
gases make up the largest
percentage of Earth’s
atmosphere?
A. hydrogen, helium and water
vapor
B. hydrogen, methane and ozone
C. carbon dioxide, water vapor and
nitrogen
D. carbon dioxide, methane and
C
5pts.
Which of the following is NOT a reason
that the atmosphere is important to
Earth?
A. It affects the length of seasons.
B. It provides the gases that living
things need.
C. It traps heat energy from the sun.
D. It keeps rocks from outer space from
hitting Earth.
.
A
10pts.
What term refers to the
atmospheric conditions that
prevail from season to season
and year to year at a certain
location?
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Climate
15pts.
Weather is the condition of
Earth’s atmosphere…
.
A. at a particular time
and place.
B. in a particular season.
C. over several years.
D. after it rains.
A
20pts.
Name the layers of the
atmosphere from the
ground up.
Troposphere, Stratosphere,
Mesosphere, Thermosphere
25pts.
What instrument
measures relative
humidity?
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Psychrometer or
hygrometer
5pts.
A ________ is the tool used
to measure air pressure.
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Barometer
10pts.
What instrument measures
temperature?
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Thermometer
15pts.
What instrument measures
wind direction?
A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
C. Wind vane
D. Psychrometer
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C. Wind Vane
20pts.
DAILY DOUBLE
What instrument measures
wind speed?
.
Anemometer
They form high in the sky
and look like wispy
feathers.
.
Cirrus Clouds
5pts.
They are flat, blanket-like
clouds that cover large areas
and carry rain.
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Stratus Clouds
10pts.
They are fluffy, cottonlike clouds that can
produce thunderstorms
.
Cumulus Clouds
15 pts.
Which process must
occur for clouds to form?
.
A. erosion
B. conduction
C. condensation
D. precipitation
C. condensation
20pts.
What type of clouds
are pictured?
.
Cirrus Clouds
25 pts.
Which weather event usually
includes heavy precipitation,
strong winds, and surface
o
temperatures below 0 C?
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Blizzard
5pts.
Earth’s weather is primarily caused by
the
A. uneven heating of Earth’s
surface.
B. drifting of Earth’s crustal
plates.
C. gravitational attraction of the
moon.
D. changing distance between
Earth and the Sun.
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A
10pts.
Weather forecasts are
more accurate today than
in the past due to
A. global warming
B. air-quality control
C. plate tectonics
D. use of images from
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space
D. Use of images
from space
15pts.
The movement of an air
mass over Earth’s surface
causes
A. earthquake activity
B. local weather
changes
C. global warming
D. ecological succession
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B. Local weather
changes
20pts.
DAILY DOUBLE
The arrows in the diagram below show the circulation of air on
a sunny day.
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The air circulation shown is caused by
A. both hot air and cool air sinking
B. hot air rising and cool air sinking
C. hot air sinking and cool air rising
D. both hot air and cool air rising
B. Hot air rising and
cool air sinking
25pts.
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