Severe Weather | ||
#1 | Where do tornadoes usually form? | Over land |
#2 | In what temperature of water do hurricanes form? | Warm water |
#3 | What makes a hurricane spin? | Coriolis effect |
#4 | The spinning column of air is called | funnel cloud |
#5 | Big storms form over which kind of pressure system? | Low Pressure |
Clouds | ||
#1 | Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or sleet fall from them | Stratus |
#2 | White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds. | Cumulus Clouds |
#3 | Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way. | Cirrus |
#4 | ______________ clouds can sometimes rest on the ground known as fog | Stratus |
#5 | What is a cloud? | tiny water droplets (and even ice crystals) floating in the sky |
Climate | ||
#1 | Tropical climates are found near the ____________. | Equator |
#2 | What is El Nino? | a climate pattern where the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the atmosphere and weather around the world. |
#3 | Can a climate change? | Yes |
#4 | What is one way scientists try to learn about past climates? | Fossils, Plants, Ice |
#5 | What 3 major things affect climate? | Latitude, altitude, distance from ocean. |
Vocabulary | ||
#1 | Boundary that separates two air masses | Fronts |
#2 | The average weather conditions over a long period of time | Climate |
#3 | Large area of air that has the same temperature and humidity | Air Mass |
#4 | Scientific predictions of weather | Forecast |
#5 | A warm ocean current the moves quickly from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean | Gulf Stream |
Maps and Forecasting | ||
#1 | Forecasters use ________ to show the current weather conditions. | Weather maps |
#2 | What does a satellite map show? | Clouds (visual photograph) |
#3 | What does a radar map show? | Radars loop the movement of significant storms |
#4 | What does a precipitation map show? | Precipitation map shows the amount of precipitation that has accumulated within the last 24 hours |
#5 | Weather forecasting is based on what? | Data collected and observed weather changes. |
Final Question | |