2. Chapter 8 Weather Patterns 5 th grade Mr. Snyder

3. 100 200 400 300 400 Vocab.Vocab. 2T or FShort ans. 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 The level of the atmosphere where weather occurs mainly is in the…. What is the troposphere.

5. 1,2 These winds are driven by warm moist ocean air that can last for many day, be many miles wide, and can bring huge waves to to the shoreline. What is a hurricane.

6. 1,3 There are six convection currents. True you weather forecaster…

7. 1,4 What happens to the convection currents near the ocean at night? They blow out from the land over the ocean.

8. 2,1 A band of fast winds that formed by different temperatures between convection currents are called… I’m leaving on a jet stream, don’t know when I’ll be back again

9. 2,2 A funnel cloud that touches the ground is called a… Tornado – head for the basement, assume the position.

10. 2,3 As you go up into the troposphere the air pressure increases. False, the air pressure decreases….

11. 2,4 Name the three types of fronts and one characteristic of each one. Warm, Cold, and Stationary fronts.

12. 3,1 The precipitation, average temperatures, and temperature changes in an area make up the … Climate like a mountain baby, climate to the top.

13. 3,2 This front stays for awhile and takes on the temperature and precipitation of this air mass. Stationary means not moving dudes…

14. 3,3 Weather fronts usually bring cloudy skies? True, clear blue skies come during high pressure systems, fronts are found in low pressure systems.

15. 3,4 What is the difference between A Severe Thunderstorm Watch And a Warning? Warning means it is formed and coming into an area, take cover morons…..

16. 4,1 What measure the air pressure? Barometer..

17. 4,2 How is wind speed measured? What is an anemometer..

18. 4,3 Winds generally blow from the east to the west in the U.S. False, west to east

19. 4,4 Name at least 3 parts of the weather system that is used to make a forecast. What is precipitation, temperature, wind speed and direction, clouds, air pressure.

20. 5,1 When air stays in one are for a period of time it is called an… Air mass

21. 5,2 These bounce in the air and collect ice and they fall to the ground and ruin crops. What is hail or hail stones.

22. 5,3 Climate is the pattern of weather that is based on a 30 year period. True Shawn Cable True…

23. 5,4 Why can hurricanes be more destructive than tornados? They are usually wider, winds last longer, and big waves can develop that create a lot of damage.