Transcript Weather/Earth/Sun Jeopardy

Weather
Terms
The Water
Cycle
Weather
Instruments
Earth-Sun
EarthMoon
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A large body of air that
has similar temperature
and moisture level
Air Mass
Water that falls to Earth
Precipitation
The process by which a
liquid changes into a
gas.
Evaporation
The process by which a
gas changes into a liquid
Condensation
The movement of water
from the surface of Earth
into the air and back.
Water Cycle
Water that flows through
underground rock
Groundwater
Precipitation that is liquid
water
Rain
The boundary where a
cold air mass moves
under a warm air mass.
Cold Front
A dangerous front that can
bring many inches of
precipitation over a long
period
Stationary Front
A large tropical storm that
has winds of at least 74
miles per hour.
Hurricane
Measures temperatures in
Celsius and Fahrenheit
Thermometer
Instrument that measures
wind speed
Anemometer
Instrument that measures
amount of rain fall.
Rain Gauge
Instrument that
measures air pressure.
Barometer
Instrument the measures
humidity level
Hygrometer
The imaginary line that
Earth spins around as it
rotates
Axis
How long does it take
for the Earth to revolve
around the sun?
365 ¼ days
How long does it take the
Earth to rotate on it’s axis?
24 hours or one day
If the southern hemisphere is
having the season of winter,
what season is the northern
hemisphere having?
Summer
This causes the Earth to
have seasons.
Earth’s Tilt
This is a small
planetlike body that
orbits the Earth.
The Moon
This is the light source of
the moon.
Sunlight reflecting off of
the moon’s surface
What is the correct sequence of
moon phases starting with new
moon?
New Moon, first quarter,
Full Moon, third quarter
About how long does it take
the moon to revolve around
earth?
About 29 days or one
month
What causes the different
moon phases?
The moon’s orbit around earth
causes different amounts of
sunlight to reflect off of the
moon creating different
shapes.