Weather Jeopardy

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Extra Credit

It’s ACloudy Day

There’s a Thunderstorm

In my brain

Another SunnyDay

Think Positive

When moisture condenses out of air and

falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail;

we are experiencing what?

Precipitation

A large body of air that has the same

properties as Earth’s surface, over which it

develops

Air Mass

A violent, whirling wind that moves in a

narrow path

Tornado

At high temperatures, air can hold

_________ water vapor as compared to

air at lower temperatures

More

_______________ humidity is a measure of

the amount of water vapor that air is holding

compared to amount that it can hold at a specific

temperature

Relative

Low layered gray clouds that produce drizzle are _______

clouds

Stratus

A _______ forms where cold

and warm masses meet

Front

A line that connects points of equal temperature

is a _____________

Isotherm

When air holds all the water vapor it possibly

can, we say it’s _____________________

Saturated

The highest clouds are known as

___________

Cirrus

If air containing moisture is cooled, the temperature at which

the air is saturated and condensation forms is known as the _____

Dew Point

High, white, feathery clouds usually

associated with fair weather are

__________ clouds

Cirrus

Violent, Whirling, and associated with thunderstorms

Tornado

Person who studies weather

Meterolgist

Boundary formed between 2

colliding air masses

Front

Large body of air with the same

properties as the surface over which it

develops

Air Mass

Present state of the atmosphere

Weather

Weather information collected by

meteorologists at specific locations

Station Model

Temperature at which air is

saturated and condensation begins

Dew Point

Severe storm that forms over tropical

area

Hurricane

Great masses of air molecules pushing down

from above

Air Pressure

Includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail

Precipiation

Millions of drops of water suspended

in the sky

Cloud

Stratus cloud that forms near the

ground

Fog

Air holding all the moisture it can at a

particular temperature

Saturated