weather

Question 1

weather

Answer 1

the set of environmental conditions measured day to day

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

the set of environmental conditions averaged over many years

Question 3

altitude

Answer 3

the height above the sea measured in km or m

Question 4

prevailing winds

Answer 4

affects larger areas. these high speed winds carry solar energy to colder parts of the world and changes direction depending on the earth’s rotation

Question 5

condensation

Answer 5

water vapor \ liquid

Question 6

fog

Answer 6

a cloud that forms near the ground when two fronts meet/warm air passing over snow

Question 7

floods

Answer 7

excess water from rain, rivers or oceans over land that cannot be absorbed

Question 8

typhoons

Answer 8

a cyclone that occurs in the northwestern pacific ocean or the china sea

Question 9

el nino

Answer 9

a shift in the ocean currents
water temperature becomes warmer in the tropical pacific ocean

Question 10

ice storms

Answer 10

snow that falls through warm air. on its path to the ground it melts into rain

rain passes through cold air and once it hits something it freezes on contact

Question 11

weather system

Answer 11

a set of temperature, wind, pressure and moisture conditions in a certain area

Question 12

evaporation

Answer 12

liquid \ water vapor

Question 13

precipitation

Answer 13

rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls to the ground (basically any form of rain)

Question 14

thunderstorms

Answer 14

moisture and high winds are needed to form clouds and precipitation

Question 15

droughts

Answer 15

a long period of time with much less rainfall than average

Question 16

tropical cyclone

Answer 16

a cyclone that occurs in the Indian Ocean or Australia

Question 17

la nina

Answer 17

a shift in the ocean currents
water temperature becomes colder in the tropical pacific ocean

Question 18

global warming

Answer 18

a slow increase of global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases that trap the heat from the sun, affecting the earth in many negative ways

Question 19

atmosphere

Answer 19

a blanket of air and moisture that surround the earth

Question 20

wind

Answer 20

movement of air in the atmosphere

Question 21

sublimation

Answer 21

solid \ vapor

Question 22

transpiration

Answer 22

passage of water vapor from a living body

Question 23

tornadoes

Answer 23

occurs during severe thunderstorms
forms by a front
winds combine, creating a funnel that touches the ground

Question 24

blizzard

Answer 24

a severe storm with winds of 55km or higher with blowing snow

Question 25

hurricanes

Answer 25

a cyclone that occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Eastern Pacific Ocean or Gulf of Mexico

Question 26

temperature gradient

Answer 26

the rate of the change in temperature in a specific direction

Question 27

extreme hot and cold

Answer 27

temperatures that are 10 degrees higher or lower than the average

Question 28

cyclone

Answer 28

swirling or moving counterclockwise