2. THIS IS
JEOPARDY

3. With
Your
Host...
Mrs. Kenny

4. Predicting the Weather
Air
Masses
Predicting the Weather
Maps
Fronts
Symbols
Climate
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5. Air mass that comes to the U.S. from the Gulf of Mexico

6. Maritime Tropical (mT)

7. Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter comes from which air mass?

8. Continental Polar (cP)

9. Air mass that comes to the U.S. from the northern Atlantic Ocean

10. Maritime Polar (mP)
A 300

11. Air mass that comes to the U.S. from central Mexico

12. Continental Tropical
(cT)
A 400

13. The majority of air masses that come into the U.S. will move from

14. West to East
A 500

15. When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass
B 100

16. Warm front
B 100

17. caught between two cold
When a warm air mass is
caught between two cold
air masses
B 200

18. Occluded front
B 200

19. When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and no movement occurs
B 300

20. Stationary front
B 300

21. When a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm air mass
B 400

22. Cold front
B 400

23. True or False?
A front is an area where
Air masses meet and mix.
B 500

24. FALSE;
They do NOT mix
B 500

25. C 100

26. Cold Front
C 100

27. C 200

28. Occluded Front
C 200

29. C 300

30. Warm Front
C 300

31. What does this weather symbol indicate?

32. Partly Cloudy Skies
C 400

33. Describe the cloud cover, wind speed and direction for the symbol below

34. - Clear skies (no clouds) - very low (no wind) - blowing in from the
southwest
C 500

35. The sun’s rays are least direct …

36. Near the poles
D 100

37. The season’s are caused by …

38. The tilt of Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around the sun.

39. The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a …
D 300

40. Continental
Climate
D 300

41. Which of the following is not a factor which influences temperature?
- altitude
- distance from large bodies of water
- ocean currents
- irrigation
D 400

42. Irrigation
D 400

43. The 2 main factors that determine the climate of a region are …

44. Temperature and Precipitation

45. Scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it are called …

46. Meteorologists
E 100

47. Techniques for predicting weather have changed and improved due to changes in …

48. Technology
E 200

49. What kind of front does A represent?

50. Cold Front
E 300

51. In what direction is C moving?

52. East
(North East)
E 400

53. What is B called?
E 500

54. Isotherm
E 500

55. What type of air mass is air mass B?

56. Continental Polar
(cP)
F 100

57. Describe the temperature and humidity of air mass A?

58. Cold and humid
F 200

59. Give the letter of an air mass on the map, which is likely to bring dry weather to the United states?
F 300

60. B or E
F 300

61. Give the letter of the zone in which the United States lies?

62. B
F 400

63. Name zones A - E
F 500

64. A - Polar B - Temperate C - Tropical D - Temperate E - Polar
F 500

65. The Final Jeopardy Category is: Cyclones and Anticyclones
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66. Click on screen to continue
Besides air pressure (and the type of weather they bring) one difference between cyclones and anticyclones is …
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67. The direction their winds circulate
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