1. Precipitation & Severe Weather
Weather Jeopardy
Fronts
Reading a Weather Map
Water Cycle
Wind
& Air Pressure
Precipitation & Severe Weather
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2. The boundary between two air masses is called…
Fronts, 100
The boundary between two air masses is called…
A front.

3. What is this the symbol for?
Fronts, 200
What is this the symbol for?
Cold front

4. What kind of temperatures might you find behind a warm front?
Fronts, 300
What kind of temperatures might you find behind a warm front?
Warmer temperatures

5. Near what part of the front does weather usually occur?
Fronts, 400
Daily Double
Weather Joke
Near what part of the front does weather usually occur?
Udder disaster!
What happened to the cow that was lifted into the air by a tornado??
The front of the front

6. Fronts, 500
If all fronts are where air masses meet, how can you tell the difference between a warm front and a cold front?
The front is named for the moving air. (Cold air moving into warm = cold front)

7. What direction does a stationary front usually move?
Fronts, 600
What direction does a stationary front usually move?
A stationary front is stationary– it doesn’t move.

8. Where would you expect the warmest temperatures to occur?
Reading a Weather Map, 100
Where would you expect the warmest temperatures to occur?
The warmest temperatures are found in the warm air mass that lies behind the warm front and ahead of the cold front.

9. Where would you expect to find the coolest temperatures?
Reading a Weather Map, 200
Where would you expect to find the coolest temperatures?
The coolest temperatures are found in the cold air mass that lies behind the cold front.

10. Where would you expect to find the highest atmospheric pressure?
Reading a Weather Map, 300
Where would you expect to find the highest atmospheric pressure?
The highest atmospheric pressure is found at the center of a high pressure system, labeled with a capital H on a weather map.

11. Where would you would expect to find the lowest atmospheric pressure ?
Reading a Weather Map, 400
Where would you would expect to find the lowest atmospheric pressure ?

12. Where would you would expect precipitation to occur?
Reading a Weather Map, 500
Where would you would expect precipitation to occur?

13. What kind of weather can you expect near the Great Lakes?
Reading a Weather Map, 600
What kind of weather can you expect near the Great Lakes?
Rainy

14. “The water boogies down bringing stormy weather.” Why?
Water Cycle, 100
“The water boogies down bringing stormy weather.” Why?
Water droplets stick together, become larger and heavier. Eventually, gravity pulls them to Earth.

15. In the water cycle, what occurs after evaporation?
Condensation

16. In the atmosphere, dust particles are necessary for what to form?
Water Cycle, 300
In the atmosphere, dust particles are necessary for what to form?
Clouds

17. What percentage of the Earth’s water is salt water? Fresh water?
Water Cycle, 400
What percentage of the Earth’s water is salt water? Fresh water?
Oceans make up about 97% Freshwater makes up about 3%

18. Water Cycle, 500
Why is the ocean salty?
As fresh water cycles through the water cycle, fresh water evaporates and leaves minerals behind. Over time, the minerals accumulate and becomes more noticable.

19. Water reservoirs are used for what?
Water Cycle, 600
Water reservoirs are used for what?
Storing water for later use.

20. You can’t weather a tree, but you can climate!
Wind & Air Pressure, 100
Daily Double
Weather Joke
What causes wind?
You can’t weather a tree, but you can climate!
What’s the difference between weather and climate??
Uneven heating of the Earth

21. Cold air is more dense so it …
Wind & Air Pressure, 200
Cold air is more dense so it …
Sinks

22. Why does warm air expand and rise?
Wind & Air Pressure, 300
Why does warm air expand and rise?
It is less dense than cooler air.

23. As you move further up, atmospheric pressure …
Wind & Air Pressure, 400
As you move further up, atmospheric pressure …
Decreases
(there is less air
pressing down)

24. What has a more stable temperature, ocean or land? Why?
Wind & Air Pressure, 500
What has a more stable temperature, ocean or land? Why?
The ocean has a more stable temperature because it takes more sun energy to heat.

25. Wind & Air Pressure, 600
During the day, where is the air the warmest? Why? What direction is the wind blowing?
It is warmest over land because land absorbs heat more quickly than water. The breeze will be moving from the cool ocean to the warmer land.

26. Name three types of precipitation.
Precipitation & Severe Weather, 100
Name three types of precipitation.
Rain, sleet, snow, hail, …

27. Precipitation & Severe Weather, 200
When water evaporates and becomes water vapor, is it a solid, liquid, or gas?
Gas

28. What happens in the cloud after lightning discharges?
Precipitation & Severe Weather, 300
Daily Double
Weather Joke
What happens in the cloud after lightning discharges?
You have to be careful not to step in a poodle!
What happens when it rains cats and dogs??
Thunder. When a lightning bolt travels from the cloud to the ground it opens up a hole in the air, called a channel. Once the light is gone the air collapses back in and creates a sound wave that we hear as thunder. The reason we see lightning before we hear thunder is because light travels faster than sound!

29. Precipitation & Severe Weather, 400
Collisions of particles in a thundercloud create an electric charge. After a while, the whole cloud fills up with electrical charges and causes ….
Lightning

30. This diagram shows the formation of what?
Precipitation & Severe Weather, 500
This diagram shows the formation of what?
A hurricane

31. In what part of the Unites States are tornadoes most likely to occur?
Precipitation & Severe Weather, 600
In what part of the Unites States are tornadoes most likely to occur?