How many questions can How many questions can you answer you answer

correctly??????correctly??????

• I am an instrument used to measure wind speed.

•anemometer

• In the carbon cycle, I add carbon to the atmosphere when I breathe out. I eat other plants and animals.

• Consumer

• I am an instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air, or humidity.

•Psychrometer

• I am a scientist who studies and forecasts the weather.

meteorologist

What is the average precipitation in What is the average precipitation in July? July?

100 mm100 mm

What type of front is located over Alabama?What type of front is located over Alabama?

cold frontcold front

• The science of studying the weather is called…..

•meteorology

I am an instrument used to I am an instrument used to measure air pressure.measure air pressure.

barometer

What is the average temperature in What is the average temperature in March? March?

• I show equal areas of pressure on a weather map.

•Isobars

• I am an instrument that is launched into space to measure: clouds and cloud systems, city lights, fires, effects of

pollution, auroras, sand and dust storms, snow cover, ice mapping, boundaries of ocean currents, energy flows, etc.,

weather satellite

• The prediction about the weather is called a……

•weather forecast

The bars represent….. The bars represent…..

precipitationprecipitation

• In the carbon cycle, I use carbon dioxide to make food, or sugars, that I need for growth.

• A: producer

thermometer

I am an instrument used to I am an instrument used to measure temperature. measure temperature.

• The process by which plants use carbon dioxide to make food.

• A: photosynthesis

What type of pressure is located near the What type of pressure is located near the Great Lakes? Great Lakes?

A: High pressure (H)A: High pressure (H)

• I am formed from the dead remains of plants and animals. I am also used in cars and factories.

• A: fossil fuels

• The term used to describe the burning of oil, natural gas and coal.

• A: combustion

What type of pressure is located near What type of pressure is located near California? California?

A: low pressure (L)A: low pressure (L)

What are the white lines on the map called?What are the white lines on the map called?

A: isobarsA: isobars

What is this symbol called?What is this symbol called?

A: station modelA: station model

I am an instrument that locates, I am an instrument that locates, tracks and shows precipitation on a tracks and shows precipitation on a

weather map.weather map.

A: Doppler radarA: Doppler radar

• In the carbon cycle, I break down dead organisms and return carbon back to the soil or water. I am bacteria or fungi.

• A: decomposer

The line with dots represents……The line with dots represents……

A: temperatureA: temperature

What type of front is located over southern What type of front is located over southern California?California?

A: cold frontA: cold front

The Carbon CycleThe Carbon Cycle

What are narrow belts of high-What are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere troposphere and lower stratosphere

called? called?

• jet streams

What can El Nino cause?What can El Nino cause?

• a change in • weather patterns

What is the area of low pressure What is the area of low pressure around the equator called?around the equator called?

• doldrums

What is the latitude of the What is the latitude of the doldrums? doldrums?

• 0º

What is the latitude of the horse What is the latitude of the horse latitudes?latitudes?

• 30º latitude

I am a weather instrument used to I am a weather instrument used to measure the speed of the wind and measure the speed of the wind and

also the direction. What am I?also the direction. What am I?

• A wind sock

Which prevailing wind belt Which prevailing wind belt affects most of the United affects most of the United

States?States?

• Westerlies

Which process causes winds in the Which process causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to Northern Hemisphere to curve to

the right, and winds in the southern the right, and winds in the southern Hemisphere to curve to the left?Hemisphere to curve to the left?

• the Coriolis Effect

Describe a land breeze.Describe a land breeze.

• Land breeze: a local wind caused by cool air moving from the land towards water.Usually happens at night.

Describe a sea breeze.Describe a sea breeze.• Sea breeze: a local wind caused by cool air

moving from the sea towards the land. Usually happens during the day.

Describe a valley breeze.Describe a valley breeze.

• Valley breeze: a breeze created during the day when warm air from the valley moves upward

Describe a mountain breeze.Describe a mountain breeze.• Mountain breeze: a breeze created at night when

cool air sinks from the mountain top into the valley below

How would you describe a maritime How would you describe a maritime tropical air mass in regard to tropical air mass in regard to

temperature and moisture content?temperature and moisture content?

• warm, wet air

I am a weather instrument used to I am a weather instrument used to determine the direction of the wind. determine the direction of the wind.

What am I?What am I?

• Weather vane

What are air masses that form over What are air masses that form over land ?land ?

continental

What are air masses that form What are air masses that form over water?over water?

maritime

What are local winds?What are local winds?

winds that generally move short distances and can blow from any direction

What is a cold front?What is a cold front?

a cold air mass meets and pushes a warm air mass out of its way

What is a thunderstorm?What is a thunderstorm?

a small, intense weather system capable of producing strong winds, heavy rain, lightning,

and thunder

What is a warm front?What is a warm front?

type of front begins with drizzly precipitation and is followed by warm, clear, sunny weather

What is humidity?What is humidity?

the amount of water vapor in the air

What is influenced by fronts, local What is influenced by fronts, local winds, and upper level atmospheric winds, and upper level atmospheric

winds?winds?

Local weather

What is the boundary that forms What is the boundary that forms when two different air masses when two different air masses

meet?meet?

front

What type of weather is What type of weather is associated with a high pressure associated with a high pressure

system?system?

clear weather

What type of weather is associated What type of weather is associated with a low pressure system?with a low pressure system?

cloudy weather

Which type of front forms when a Which type of front forms when a warm air mass is trapped between warm air mass is trapped between two cold air masses and forced to two cold air masses and forced to

rise?rise?

occluded front

Which type of front occurs when a Which type of front occurs when a warm air mass meets and pushes a warm air mass meets and pushes a

cold air mass out of its way?cold air mass out of its way?

warm front

What are isobars? What are isobars? lines that connect points of equal

pressure

What is a weather forecast?What is a weather forecast?

a prediction of weather conditions over the next three to five days

What is the weather instrument What is the weather instrument that finds the location, movement, that finds the location, movement,

and intensity of precipitation?and intensity of precipitation?

radar

What is the weather instrument that What is the weather instrument that is used to provide images of the is used to provide images of the swirling clouds that you see on swirling clouds that you see on

television weather reports?television weather reports?

Infrared satellite

The water cycle plays a vital role in The water cycle plays a vital role in supporting life on Earth. Why is supporting life on Earth. Why is

the Sun part of this cycle?the Sun part of this cycle?

It provides the energy to support the cycling of water.

What is condensation?What is condensation?

the formation of clouds or moisture from cooling water vapor in the atmosphere

What is evaporation?What is evaporation?

the changing of liquid water to a gas as it returns to the atmosphere from the land and oceans

What is main effect of the water What is main effect of the water cycle on the Earth?cycle on the Earth?

It allows water to be reused.

What is precipitation?What is precipitation?

the movement of water from the atmosphere to the land and oceans

Fossil fuels—coal, oil, natural Fossil fuels—coal, oil, natural gas, etc.—are burned in what gas, etc.—are burned in what

cycle? cycle?

carbon cycle

How does carbon dioxide hurt How does carbon dioxide hurt the Earth?the Earth?

it helps increase the greenhouse effect which raises global temperatures

Producers take what gas from Producers take what gas from the environment that is a part of the environment that is a part of

the carbon cycle?the carbon cycle?

carbon dioxide

What are decomposers? What are decomposers?

organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down dead organisms and return their carbon to the

environment

What is decomposition? What is decomposition?

the breaking down of dead organisms

What is photosynthesis?What is photosynthesis?

the process plants use to take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and

make energy

What is the main effect the What is the main effect the carbon cycle has on the Earth?carbon cycle has on the Earth?

Life exists because carbon can be cycled within the Earth and the

atmosphere.

What is the major effect of the What is the major effect of the carbon cycle?carbon cycle?

Life can exist because Carbon is a necessary component in every living cell. If carbon did not

recycle, it would remain tied up in dead organisms.

What process in the carbon What process in the carbon cycle returns carbon from dead cycle returns carbon from dead organisms to the environment to organisms to the environment to

be used again?be used again?

decomposition

Where do fossil fuels originate?Where do fossil fuels originate?

from buried remains of long-dead organisms

What is their main function? What is their main function?

to be burned for energy

How would seasons be different How would seasons be different if the Earth did not tilt on its if the Earth did not tilt on its

axis?axis?

There would be no seasons

Describe the summer solstice.Describe the summer solstice.It is the day of the year when there are more hours of

daylight than darkness. It is also the first day of summer, July 21.

During the winter months the polar During the winter months the polar regions of the Earth receive almost regions of the Earth receive almost

24 hours of what?24 hours of what?

darkness

If the Northern Hemisphere is If the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, then the experiencing summer, then the

Southern Hemisphere is Southern Hemisphere is experiencing what season?experiencing what season?

winter

What causes the seasons of the What causes the seasons of the year?year?

The tilting of the Earth on its axis to a maximum angle of 23.5°.

What is a year?What is a year?

The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun.

What is the motion of the Earth What is the motion of the Earth orbiting the Sun?orbiting the Sun?

revolution

What is the motion of the Earth What is the motion of the Earth turning on its axis called?turning on its axis called?

rotation

Why are the tropics warm and Why are the tropics warm and sunny year round?sunny year round?

The tropics receive 12 hours of direct sunlight year round.