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4. Storms Jeopardy 100 200 100 200 300 400 500 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Pressure Cooker “Current” Events It’s a Breeze! On the “Front” Lines Weather FINAL

5. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Pressure Cooker 100 These weather conditions are usually associated with areas of high pressure. What are clear skies?

6. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Pressure Cooker 200 These weather conditions are usually associated with areas of low pressure. What are cloudy skies and precipitation?

7. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Pressure Cooker 300 The symbol shown at right represents this type of weather. What is a thunderstorm?

8. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Pressure Cooker 400 These are the three main ingredients of cloud formation. What are heat energy, water, and dust particles?

9. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Pressure Cooker 500 Scientists use this device to measure changes in air pressure. What is a barometer?

10. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer “Current” Events 100 Global winds are the result of this type of current in air. What is a convection current?

11. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer “Current” Events 200 Warm air tends to flow from this area of the Earth toward the poles. What is the equator?

12. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer “Current” Events 300 A warm current tends to bring ___________ to the poles. What is warm water and/or warm temperatures?

13. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer “Current” Events 400 A cold current tends to have this effect on the temperature of water and the air above it. What is a cooling effect?

14. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer “Current” Events 500 This term describes the circulation of warm and cold air. What is convection?

15. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer It’s a Breeze 100 This type of breeze occurs during the day when cool air over a body of water moves toward land. What is a sea breeze?

16. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer It’s a Breeze 200 This type of breeze occurs at night when cool air over land moves toward the water to replace rising warm air. What is a land breeze?

17. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer It’s a Breeze 300 Easterlies, Westerlies, and Trade Winds are examples of this type of wind. What are global winds?

18. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer It’s a Breeze 400 Land breezes and sea breezes are examples of this type of wind. What are local winds?

19. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer It’s a Breeze 500 Winds are caused by these conditions. What are the uneven heating of land and water?

20. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer On the “Front” Lines 100 Because it is light and less dense, warm air tends to do this. What is rise?

21. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer On the “Front” Lines 200 Tornado Alley, where warm moist air masses from the south meet cool, dry air masses from the north and west, includes parts of these states. What are Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri?

22. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer DAILY DOUBLE - On the “Front” Lines 300 The meeting of two air masses of very different temperature and humidity conditions over land will likely cause this type of storm. What is a tornado?

23. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer On the “Front” Lines 400 Cold air tends to sink because it is __________ than warm air. What is denser?

24. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer On the “Front” Lines 500 These are the three main types of fronts. What are cold, warm, and occluded (stationary) fronts?

25. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Weather 100 These two types of storms involve rapidly spiraling winds. What are hurricanes and tornadoes?

26. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Weather 200 Name three tools that meteorologists can use to study and predict weather related events. What are Doppler radar, satellite images, and weather maps?

27. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Weather 300 This is the main source of heat energy for the earth. What is the sun?

28. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Weather 400 This event occurs every few years, causing an increase in temperature of the ocean water along the west coast of North and South America. What is El Niño?

29. Template created by Theresa MeyerTheresa Meyer Weather 500 Weather systems in the United States tend to move in this direction. What is from west to east?

30. These three processes play integral roles in the water cycle. What are evaporation, condensation, and precipitation? FINAL JEOPARDY!