Transcript Earth Systems Jeopardy Grade Five

Clouds Weather
Tools
Water
Cycle
Climate
Zones
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Which clouds are the fluffy,
cauliflower-looking clouds
that forecast
"fair weather"?
Cumulus
Which clouds look like thin,
white sheets covering the whole
sky that seldom produce
much rain or snow?
Stratus clouds
Which clouds build up on hot
days when warm, wet air rises
very high into the sky
producing thunderstorms and
sometimes hail?
Cumulonimbus Clouds
Which clouds are always more
than three miles up where the
temperature is below freezing?
Cirrus clouds
Cloud forms
when humid air
that contains water vapor
is ____________.
cooled
What are the building blocks
of weather?
clouds,
precipitation,
and wind
Which type of precipitation
builds up ice layers as it travels
through updrafts in a storm
before it falls?
Hail
What is the name of the
instrument used to
measure temperature?
thermometer
What is wind?
Moving air
What is a storm with very
strong winds and lots of rain
that forms over an ocean?
hurricane
What is the name of the
instrument used to help
measure the wind speed?
Anemometer
Name two types of
precipitation.
Rain
Snow
Hail
Sleet
What is the name of a
tool that measures
air pressure?
barometer
oceans
ground
What is a tool called that
measures the amount of rainfall
called?
Rain gauge
What climate has moderate
precipitation and has a
range of temperatures?
Temperate
What climate is warm,
and has wet air and a lot
of precipitation?
Tropical
Name two factors
that affect climate?
Elevation
Latitude
Closeness to a body of water
What is the name of a scientist
who uses tools
to study the weather?
meteorologist
What are the three main
climates?
Polar, Temperate, and Tropical
What climate has
moderate precipitation
and has a range of
temperatures?
Temperate
Which climate always has cold
temperatures? They can be
either snowy or very dry.
Polar
What climate is warm,
has wet air and a lot
of precipitation?
Tropical
What factor causes mountains
to have cooler temperatures
than places closer to sea level?
elevation
What is the name of a tool
that measures air pressure?
barometer
What is the process
of changing from
a liquid to a gas?
evaporation
What is water in the
form of a gas?
Water vapor
What is the source
of energy for
the water cycle?
Sun
Name two different places
where water collects
on Earth after falling
from the sky?
in oceans,
smaller bodies of water,
and underground.
What is the process
of changing from
a gas to a liquid?
condensation