Weathery Stuff

Question 0

Thunderstorms form when warm moist air______. Cool dense air _____. The process of _____

Answer 0

1. Rises
2. Sinks
3. Convection

Question 1

What type of cloud is formed during thunderstorms

Answer 1

Cumulonimbus

Question 2

Electricity discharged within a cloud between clouds or between cloud and ground is

Answer 2

Lightning

Question 3

Lightning and thunder happen at same time we’ve lightning 1st why

Answer 3

Light travels faster than sound

Question 4

A t storm is probs going to occur meteorologists issue a t storm

Answer 4

Watch

Question 5

4 impacts of t storms are

Answer 5

Wild fires
Flash flooding
Hail
Knock over trees and power lines

Question 6

2 natural disasters that make tornadoes

Answer 6

T storms

Hurricanes

Question 7

Tndoes form when air is __________ on surface

Answer 7

Warmed

Question 8

Tnadoe rises quickly rotates and forms funnel that goes ________ reaching earth

Answer 8

Downward

Question 9

Tnadoes _____________ objects from surface then crash down again

Answer 9

Pull up

Question 10

Tnadoes sometimes move a species to

Answer 10

New location

Question 11

Tnadoes classified by ________ and __________ on the _______ scale

Answer 11

1. Speed
2. Damage
3. Fujita

Question 12

Tnadoe _______ means a tnadoe has been spotted

Answer 12

Warning

Question 13

To be safe in a tnadoe go to

Answer 13

Basement or lowest floor possible

Question 14

2 other names for hcanes

Answer 14

Typhoon and cyclone

Question 15

Eye of hcane is ________ where clear skies and _____ wind

Answer 15

Center

Light

Question 16

_____________ is when winds from hcane push water higher along coast

Answer 16

Storm surge

Question 17

Hcane season is from

Answer 17

June 1- November 30

Question 18

Hcanes start as

Answer 18

Tstorms

Question 19

____________ causes tropical storm to become hcane

Answer 19

Warm water

Question 20

Scale for hcanes is

Answer 20

Saffir- Simpson hcane scale

Question 21

Damage of hcane depends on

Answer 21

Strength

Character of coast

Question 22

When plans die and top layer of soil goes ________ is happening

Answer 22

Drought

Question 23

Heat wave=

Answer 23

Extreme heat

Question 24

Ss is caused by

Answer 24

Hcane | Flood

Question 25

Bad seeing, blizzard, cold rain=

Answer 25

Winter storm

Question 26

Process of breaking down rock and changing compositin

Answer 26

Chemical w

Question 27

When animal digs in ground the w is

Answer 27

Action of animals

Question 28

Rock with iron rusts in ______ kind of c w

Answer 28

Oxidation

Question 29

Rate of w is due to humidity and

Answer 29

Temperature

Question 30

Most important w-er

Answer 30

Water

Question 31

Can grow in rocks and release acids and dissolve rock

Answer 31

Plant roots

Question 32

Grinding of rock by other rock moved by water wind gravity ice

Answer 32

Abrasion

Question 33

Breaking down rock with compo same

Answer 33

Physical w

Question 34

When top layer taken other layers of rock removed

Answer 34

Realese of pressure

Question 35

Freezing and thawing of rock with makes it crack

Answer 35

Ice wedging

Question 36

In Chem w it changes compo of rock does it do same in phys w

Answer 36

No

Question 37

W is making of sediments is e the same

Answer 37

No

Question 38

E is moving of sediments is d the same

Answer 38

No

Question 39

4 agents of e

Answer 39

1. Water 2. Wind 3. Ice 4. Gravity

Question 40

3 effects of e

Answer 40

1. Change earth landscape 2. Change river course 3. Sweep beach into ocean

Question 41

When there are no plants on land e

Answer 41

Increases

Question 42

Barrier islands moving pollutants and sand dunes made by

Answer 42

D

Question 43

Lots wind e created palo duro canyon

Answer 43

High plains

Question 44

Lots of w e d happen bc of waves

Answer 44

Gulf coast/ prairies&marshes

Question 45

Soil erosion bc of decline of grasslands acid rain e limestone cliff

Answer 45

Transpecos

Question 46

Lots vegetation not much e

Answer 46

Piney woods

Question 47

Exfoliation

Answer 47

Eds plateau llano uplift

Question 48

West Texas, little 5 in rain per year different topography

Answer 48

Transpecos

Question 49

Highest winds

Answer 49

High plains

Question 50

Most rain, much e bio diverse 500 species bird

Answer 50

Gulf coast plains & marshes

Question 51

Most rain long leaf forests

Answer 51

Piney woods

Question 52

Mex bats blind sala gold check warbler

Answer 52

Eds plateau llano uplift

Question 53

Mountain pass valley cliff Grand Canyon beach delta w by

Answer 53

Water

Question 54

Sand dunes w by

Answer 54

Wind

Question 55

Landslide w by

Answer 55

Gravity