Precipitation Jeopardy! By Jessica & Helena

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Q:What are the effects of orographic precipitation?

A: Depressing weather )’:

Q: What happens as the air rises over a mountain?

A: Dew point gets reached, water vapour condenses and forms clouds.

Q: What is the Dry leeward side referred as?

A: Rainshadow region

Q: What will the Windward side and Leeward side of the mountain range’s weather be?

A: Windward: lots of rain Leeward: clear sunny skies

Q: What happens when the warm air comes in contact with the cooler air

A: Warm air is forced off the ground over the denser heavier cold air.

Q: What does the warm front create when coming on contact with the cold air?

A: A Gradual slope that the warm front slowly moves along, up and over the cold air

Q: What happens as the warm front approaches?

A: Clouds become thicker.

What is adiabatic cooling?

When air expands it loses heat which results in a lost of heat called adiabatic cooling.

Q: What are the human effects of a frontal warm front?

A: FLOODING ! :O

Q: What types of clouds are formed along a slope (starting with closest to the ground and greater elevation)

A: Nimbostratus, Altostratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus Clouds

Q: When warm air rises cools and condenses what type of clouds are formed?

A: Cumulonimbus

Q: What is a stationary front?

A: When a front stays in one place and neither air mass is affected by the other.

Q: Explain how hailstorms are created

A: Cumulonimbus clouds may have water droplets to circulate many times (because of violent updrafts) which adds a new layer of ice with each circulation. When the hailstone becomes heavy falls out of the sky.

Q: Why do hailstorms form?

A: Due to the vertical development of cumulonimbus clouds

Q: What are the human effects of cold fronts?

A: Causes hailstorms After a warm front comes through there will be clear sunny skies.

Q: What type of cloud is associated with convection rainfall?

Q: Cumulonimbus clouds

Q: Where would convectional rainfall occur?

A: In tropical regions and large land masses

Q:What are the human effects of convectional precipitation?

A: Causes damages to properties

Q: What are composite volcanoes and give one real life example

A: Made of cinder and ash formed over subduction zones, ice capped, can release lahars. Ex. Mount St. Helens

Q: How is convection rainfall created?

1.Sun heats ground 2.Ground heats air 3.Air warms and expands 4.Rising air cools 5.Dew point is reached 6.Water vapour condenses 7.Vertical cumulonimbus cloud forms 8.Heavy rain, lightening, thunder, hail can form

What cloud builds up vertically and produces heavy rain, hail and thunder?

Cumulonimbus

What cloud produces prolonged steady rainfall?

Nimbostratus

Name the type of cooling that is the result from air expanding and loosing its heat.

Adiabatic Cooling

How are clouds classified?

By the height (altitude) at which they are located in the atmosphere

What are the three main types of clouds?

Cirrus, stratus, cumulus