Science 10/6

Question 1

What measures the temperature of the air and tells how hot or cold it is?

Answer 1

Thermometer

Question 2

Measures the atmospheric pressure.

Answer 2

Barometer

Question 3

Measures the amount of rain that has fallen since the last meaurement.

Answer 3

Rain Gauge

Question 4

Measures wind speed and direction.

Answer 4

Anemometer

Question 5

What is due to the pull of gravity on the atmosphere at a particular place on Earth?

Answer 5

Air pressure

Question 6

Air masses associated with fair weather, clear skies and light winds.

Answer 6

High pressure

Question 6

Air masses associated with rainy or stormy weather and strong winds.

Answer 6

Low pressure

Question 7

Day to day state of the atmosphere for a given area.

Answer 7

Weather

Question 8

Average weather conditions over an extended period of time.

Answer 8

Climate

Question 9

Weather and climate impact?

Answer 9

The ecosystem

Question 10

Examples of impacting the ecosystem.

Answer 10

Drought, flooding or destruction of habitat.

Question 11

Happens when liquid droplets or ice crystals become larger and fall from the clouds.

Answer 11

Rain

Question 12

Ice crystals fall from clouds.

Answer 12

Snow

Question 13

Fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms.

Answer 13

Cumulus

Question 14

Smooth, gray clouds that block sunlight and cover the sky.

Answer 14

Stratus

Question 15

Cumulus clouds that grow in height and darken on the bottom.

Answer 15

Cumulonimbus

Question 16

Feathery, wispy clouds

Answer 16

Cirrus

Question 17

What storm occurs in the spring and summer?

Answer 17

Thunderstorms

Question 18

Weather conditions of a thunderstorm?

Answer 18

Humid, warm conditions. Heavy rain for 30-60 minutes.
Lightning comes before thunder.

Question 19

What are conditions of a hurricane?

Answer 19

Huge slow moving storms.
Over warm ocean water.
Winds equal or great than 74 miles per hour(mph).

Question 20

Conditions of a tornado.

Answer 20

Funnel shaped column of air that form from a thunderstorm.
Air rotates and vertical.

Question 21

Hurricanes happen at what time of year?

Answer 21

Summer and fall.

Question 22

When do tornadoes occur?

Answer 22

Spring and summer.