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General General Knowledge 100Knowledge 100
The condition of the air The condition of the air around the Earth at a around the Earth at a
specific period in time. specific period in time.
General General Knowledge 100Knowledge 100
What is weather? What is weather?
General General Knowledge 200Knowledge 200
The study of weather.The study of weather.
General General Knowledge 200Knowledge 200
What is meteorology?What is meteorology?
General General Knowledge 300Knowledge 300
The general weather in The general weather in a certain part of the a certain part of the
world over a long period world over a long period in time.in time.
General General Knowledge 300Knowledge 300
What is climate?What is climate?
General General Knowledge 400Knowledge 400
The layer of gases The layer of gases around the Earth.around the Earth.
General General Knowledge 400Knowledge 400
What is atmosphere?What is atmosphere?
General General Knowledge 500Knowledge 500
Its energy can be reflected Its energy can be reflected away by clouds, absorbed away by clouds, absorbed
by the atmosphere or by the atmosphere or absorbed by land and absorbed by land and
water.water.
General General Knowledge 500Knowledge 500
What is the sun?What is the sun?
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 100 I 100
The amount of warmth The amount of warmth or coldness in the air.or coldness in the air.
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 100I 100
What is temperature.What is temperature.
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 200I 200
The weight of the air The weight of the air being pulled down on being pulled down on an area of the Earth’s an area of the Earth’s
surface.surface.
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 200I 200
What is air pressure?What is air pressure?
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 300I 300
The horizontal The horizontal movement of air from movement of air from one place to another.one place to another.
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 300 I 300
What is wind?What is wind?
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 400I 400
Amount of moisture in Amount of moisture in the air. the air.
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 400I 400
What is humidity?What is humidity?
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 500I 500
Moisture that returns to Moisture that returns to the Earth’s surface.the Earth’s surface.
Weather Factors Weather Factors I 500I 500
What is precipitation?What is precipitation?
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 100II 100
Liquid precipitation.Liquid precipitation.
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 100II 100
What is rain?What is rain?
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 200II 200
Six-sided ice crystal Six-sided ice crystal that appears white, but that appears white, but
is actually clear.is actually clear.
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 200II 200
What is snow?What is snow?
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 300II 300
Stratus clouds very Stratus clouds very close to the ground. close to the ground.
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 300II 300
What is fog?What is fog?
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 400II 400
This forms when dew This forms when dew freezes.freezes.
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 400II 400
What is frost?What is frost?
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 500II 500
Forms when ice crystals Forms when ice crystals rise and fall over and rise and fall over and over adding layers of over adding layers of
ice. ice.
Weather Factors Weather Factors II 500II 500
What is hail?What is hail?
Forecasting 100Forecasting 100
Person who predicts Person who predicts weather.weather.
Forecasting 100Forecasting 100
Who is a meteorologist?Who is a meteorologist?
Forecasting 200Forecasting 200
Place where weather Place where weather data is collected. data is collected.
Forecasting 200Forecasting 200
What is a weather What is a weather station?station?
Forecasting 300Forecasting 300
A diagram made to show A diagram made to show weather fronts, areas of weather fronts, areas of high and low pressure, high and low pressure,
temperature, cloud cover, temperature, cloud cover, etc. etc.
Forecasting 300Forecasting 300
What is a weather map?What is a weather map?
Forecasting 400Forecasting 400
Rises through Rises through atmosphere collecting atmosphere collecting weather data then falls weather data then falls
back to the Earth.back to the Earth.
Forecasting 400Forecasting 400
What is a weather What is a weather balloon?balloon?
Forecasting 500Forecasting 500
Orbits the Earth Orbits the Earth collecting weather data collecting weather data
and pictures.and pictures.
Forecasting 500Forecasting 500
What is a satellite?What is a satellite?
Tools 100Tools 100
Used to measure Used to measure temperature. temperature.
Tools 100Tools 100
What is a thermometer?What is a thermometer?
Tools 200Tools 200
Used to measure wind Used to measure wind direction.direction.
Tools 200Tools 200
What is a wind vane?What is a wind vane?
Tools 300Tools 300
Used to measure Used to measure amount of precipitation.amount of precipitation.
Tools 300Tools 300
What is a rain gauge?What is a rain gauge?
Tools 400Tools 400
Used to measure air Used to measure air pressure.pressure.
Tools 400Tools 400
What is a barometer?What is a barometer?
Tools 500Tools 500
Used to measure wind Used to measure wind speed. speed.
Tools 500Tools 500
What is an What is an anemometer?anemometer?
Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy
The sun’s energy drives The sun’s energy drives the water cycle by the water cycle by influencing these influencing these
processes. Explain.processes. Explain.
Final JeopardyFinal JeopardyWhat are…What are…
EvaporationEvaporation- heat causes - heat causes liquid water to turn to liquid water to turn to
water vapor water vapor
CondensationCondensation- a decrease - a decrease in temperature causes in temperature causes
water droplets to condense water droplets to condense and form clouds. and form clouds.