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Weather JEOPARDY Severe Weather More Severe Weather Fronts and Air Masses Weather Tools and Maps Hodge Podge 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

Thunderstorms can form when… warm, humid air quickly rises. cold, dry air slowly sinks. warm, humid air slowly sinks. warm, dry air quickly rises.

a) warm, humid air quickly rises

Tornadoes are categorized by… Tornado width Damage totals Wind speed Length of time

c) Wind speed

Which of the following will you not find in a thunderstorm? Hail Damaging winds Lightning High pressure system

d) High pressure system

If your house was on the beach, which of the following might present the most danger? Hail Lightning Tornado Storm surge

d) Storm surge

The meteorologist warns that a blizzard is affecting your town but there is no snow falling, how is that possible?

Blizzards can occur when winds pick up snow that has already fallen and blow it around making it difficult to see.

Which storm is characterized by a rapidly spinning column of air that reaches from the cloud to the ground? Hurricane Tornado Thunderstorm Blizzard

b) Tornado

Which weather event is characterized by quickly moving water that comes from heavy rains? Thunderstorm Hurricane Flash flood Tornado

c) Flash flood

When looking out the window, you see that it is raining When looking out the window, you see that it is raining. When you go outside, your car is covered in a layer of ice. What type of precipitation was that? Snow Sleet Hail Freezing rain

d) Freezing rain

Why do hurricanes not occur during the winter and spring months?

Hurricanes (and typhoons) form over warm ocean water Hurricanes (and typhoons) form over warm ocean water. The water is not warm enough in the winter and spring for the storms to form.

What is the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning?

A watch means that a hurricane is possible (be on alert) and a warning means that a hurricane exists and could affect you (take action).

What is the name for the boundary or line between two air masses?

front

Air masses that form over land and have dry air are called… Polar Continental Tropical Maritime Daily Double!

b) Continental

You are planning a picnic, which type of event would you hope occurs? Low pressure Cold front Stationary front High pressure

d) High pressure

Which tool might a meteorologist use to follow the path of a weather front? Rain gauge Radar Ground station Weather buoy

b) Radar

Cirrus and other high altitude clouds might indicate that a __________ front is coming. Occluded Stationary Warm Cold

c) Warm

What type of front is represented by this symbol?

Cold front

There is a high pressure system approaching NC from the west There is a high pressure system approaching NC from the west. What type of weather should we expect?

High pressure systems bring calm skies and clear weather.

Which type of weather technology gives us information about clouds? Ground station Weather buoy Satellite Barometer

c) Satellite

If you launched a weather balloon, which information would you be gathering? Air temperature Storm surge levels Water temperature Wind speed of a hurricane

a) Air temperature

A meteorologist making observations about a hurricane notices that the pressure inside the hurricane is getting lower. What do you expect to happen? Hurricane will weaken Hurricane will disappear Hurricane will change direction Hurricane will strengthen

d) Hurricane will strengthen

Wind is caused by air moving from areas of … High pressure to low pressure Low pressure to high pressure Hot air to cold air Cold air to hot air

a) High pressure to low pressure

The Coriolis effect explains why…. Winds travel in straights paths Wind always travel west to east in the U.S. Winds travel in curved paths Winds don’t blow air upward, only sideways

c) Winds travel in curved paths

__________ is the water vapor in the air.

Humidity is the water vapor in the air.

Which of the following might increase the amount of acid rain in an area? Recycling bottles and cans Driving cars Conserving electricity Using fewer pesticides

b) Driving cars

Air pressure is caused by… The motion of air molecules Air changing from gas to liquid Air changing from liquid to gas Precipitation

a) The motion of air molecules