Transcript Weather+jeopardy - White Plains Public Schools

The Weather Game
Winds
Stormy
Weather
Water
Cycle
Clouds
Grab
Bag
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Winds - 100
Winds are caused by differences in
________________
Air Pressure
Air Temperature
Convection
Winds - 200
A __________ is an instrument that
measures wind speed
Barometer
Anemometer
Psychrometer
Winds - 400
Daily or seasonal winds that change
based on seasonal weather changes or
daily weather are called _____ winds
Local
Global
Land
Winds - 800
Doldrum, Trade Winds and Horse
Latitudes are examples of ______
winds.
Tropical
Local
Global
Stormy Weather - 100
A ________ is a violent weather system that
produces tall cumulus clouds, strong winds and
heavy rains.
Tornado
Hurricane
Thunderstorm
Stormy Weather - 200
A __________ is a funnel shaped whirlwind that
spins in a counterclockwise direction around an
area of low pressure.
Hurricane
Thunderstorm
Tornado
Stormy Weather - 400
A tornado watch means that:
Conditions are favorable for a tornado
A tornado has been spotted nearby
The tornado threat has passed
Stormy Weather - 800
Hurricanes are large, dangerous tropical
weather storms. Which of the following is not
another name for hurricanes.
Cyclones
Typhoons
Twisters
The Water Cycle - 100
True or False:
The water cycle purifies water naturally
True
False
The Water Cycle - 200
__________ is the process by which liquid
water is changed to water vapor
Transpiration
Evaporation
Condensation
The Water Cycle - 400
Sublimation is when:
Vapor changes directly to a solid
Vapor changes directly to liquid
A liquid turns into a gas
The Water Cycle - 800
When water returns to the Earth it is called:
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Clouds - 100
________ is a cloud that forms close to the
Earth.
Cumulus
Cirrus
Fog
Clouds - 200
What kind of cloud does this picture represent?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Clouds - 400
What kind of cloud does this picture represent?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Clouds - 800
What kind of cloud does this picture represent?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Grab Bag - 100
The process in which the surface of the Earth
radiates waves that warm the atmosphere is
called:
Convection
The Greenhouse Effect
Coriolis Effect
Grab Bag - 200
Lines drawn on a weather map to connect
stations that have the same temperature are
called:
Isobars
Fronts
Isotherms
Grab Bag - 400
The measure of the amount of water vapor in
the air is called:
Absolute Humidity
Humidity
Relative Humidity
Grab Bag - 800
An instrument that measures wind direction is
called a:
Anemometer
Psychrometer
Weather Vane
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