Weather Review

Weather Review

By Charles Bullins

Open Ended

What is the main difference between CLIMATE and WEATHER? What thing(s) do they have in common?

Multiple Choice

What is weather?

• A pattern of the atmosphere over a long period of time

• The state of the atmosphere over a short period of time

• The direction of the wind

• The temperature of a place

Thermometer

• Used to measure temperature.

• Temperature is measured in Fahrenheit or Celsius.

• Low Temperature = Cold Weather

• High Temperature = Hot weather

Rain Gauge

• A tool that is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen.

• It looks like a transparent cylinder with markings.

Wind Vane

• A tool that tells the direction of the wind.

• Sometimes called a "weather vane."

• Wind direction is measured in N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, or NW.

• A "wind sock" can be used to measure wind direction also, but it does not have the directions marked on it.

Anemometer

• A weather tool that measures wind speed.

• As wind speed increases, the cups will spin faster and the speed of the wind will be read digitally.

• Wind speed is measured in "miles per hour" (mph).

Barometer

• A tool for measuring atmospheric pressure.

• Atmospheric pressure, or air pressure, is the weight of the air.

• Higher pressure = clear, dry, and sunny skies (This has NOTHING to do with temperature!)

• Lower pressure = cloudy skies with a chance of precipitation

Multiple Choice

This instrument measures air pressure.

• anemometer
• barometer
• rain gauge
• thermometer

Multiple Choice

Temperature is measured in...

• degrees
• inches
• centimeters
• feet

Multiple Choice

This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane
• anemometer
• barometer
• thermometer

Multiple Choice

Select the answer that displays the picture of a barometer.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this weather tool and what does it measure? 

• Rain Gauge and the amount of water that is in the air
• Rain Gauge and the amount of rain that has fallen
• Hygrometer and the amount of rain that has fallen
• Hygrometer and the amount of water that is in the air

Multiple Choice

When a cold front passes through, the temperature gets warmer!

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What happens when a cold front comes through?

• Temperature gets cooler and heavy rain, thunderstorms, or snow occur

• Temperature gets warmer and it produces a nice gentle rain

Multiple Choice

Which city is about to have a warm front?

• St. Louis

• Denver

• Atlanta

Multiple Choice

When a warm front passes through, what usually happens?

• The temperature increases (gets warmer) and brings gentle, steady rain over a few days

• The temperature decreases (gets cooler) and brings storms (heavy rain or snow)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a cold front?

Draw

Draw a Cold Front at the coast of North Carolina and a Warm Front in the Mountains.

High Pressure System

• Air molecules are squeezed closely together

• Temperature is cool and dry

• Areas with high pressure have clear, sunny skies

Low Pressure System

• Air molecules are spaced out

• Temperature is warm and moist

• Areas with low pressure will be warm and rainy

Multiple Choice

Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience decreasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

• Denver, because it is raining there

• Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching

• Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

• Houston, because it is in a high temperature area

Cirrus Clouds

Wispy, feathery clouds

High Altitudes

Indicate fair weather

Cumulus Clouds

Look like cotton

short cumulus clouds-fair weather

towering clouds with flat tops- often produce thunderstorms

Stratus Clouds

clouds that form in flat layers

*usually cover all or most of the sky

*dull, gray color

*If they thicken they may produce drizzle, rain or snow

Cumulonimbus

Dense towering, vertical clouds with flat tops

Often produce thunderstorms

Multiple Choice

The cumulonimbus cloud is dark and fluffy. It usually brings rain and lightening that lasts for about an hour. Choose the correct picture below.

Multiple Choice

What type of cloud is this?

• stratonimbus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

Which type of cloud is highest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Multiple Choice

Are stratus clouds or cirrus clouds found closer to the ground?

• Cirrus
• Stratus

Match

Match the following

• White, Puffy, Fair Weather

• Thin, Wispy, made of ice crystals. Fair weather today but a change is coming

• Cover the sky like a blanket

• Thunderstorm Clouds

• Clouds that "touch" the Earth

Cumulus Clouds

Cirrus

Stratus

Cumulonimbus

Fog

• Cumulus Clouds

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Fog

Multiple Choice

The ___ is the borderline where two different air masses come together.

• boomer

• front

• pressure

• humidity

Multiple Choice

What kind of storm is most likely to form over warm, tropical water?

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• drought

Multiple Choice

What is weather?

• A pattern of the atmosphere over a long period of time

• The state of the atmosphere over a short period of time

• The direction of the wind

• The temperature of a place

Multiple Choice

How is air pressure measured?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Psychrometer

• Wind vane

Multiple Choice

High pressure is

• cool sinking air

• warm rising air

Multiple Choice

Low pressure is

• cool sinking air

• warm rising air

Multiple Choice

The movement of air is called what? (Not what causes it.)

• Radiation

• Convection

• Wind

• Currents

Land and Sea Breeze

• The Sea breeze is during the day. Cooler air is over the water. 

• Land breeze is at night. Cooler air is over the land. 

Multiple Choice

This is an example of a

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

Multiple Choice

Where would you find the area of High Presure?

• The cool land breeze

• Warm Air

Where would you find the high and low pressure? 

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the weight of air molecules pushing down on Earth?

• gravity

• wind

• air pressure

• oxygen

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the term "air pressure?"

• the amount of heat energy in the air

• the speed the wind is blowing

• how dense/squished molecules of air are

• the amount of water vapor in the air

Multiple Choice

More molecules close together, means density is:

• high
• low

Multiple Choice

Tyler saw the barometer was dropping. What can Tyler predict will most likely happen.

• Sunshine, and fair
• A storm is coming
• High cirrus clouds
• Foggy morning, clear and cool afternoon

Multiple Choice

Ms. Cline saw that a High Pressure system was coming in. What type of clothes should she wear?

• Shorts, High Pressure means really hot
• Comfortable, High means a nice day, cool, no rain
• Coat. High Pressure means snow and cold
• Rain jacket, storms are coming

Multiple Choice

The amount of energy an area receives depends on

• Earth's atmosphere

• The seasons

• The Sun's Angle

• The Sun's distance from Earth.

Multiple Choice

Movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure

• Jet stream

• Coriolis effect

• Wind

• Doldrum

Multiple Choice

Why can flying from Seattle to Boston take less time than flying from Boston to Seattle in the same aircraft?

• From Boston to Seattle you are flying into the jet stream.

• From Boston to Seattle you are flying with the jet stream.

• From Seattle to Boston you are flying into the jet stream.

• From Seattle to Boston you are flying with the jet stream

Multiple Choice

Which way does a land breeze blow?

• From the sea to the land

• From the land to the sea

• South to North

Multiple Choice

Land heats up and cools relatively

• slowly

• quickly

Global Winds Patterns

Prevailing Westerlies, Jet Stream, Gulf Stream

Multiple Choice

I am a fast-moving ribbon of AIR that moves from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere around the Earth.

• California Current
• Gulf Stream
• Jet Stream
• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

How does the jet stream affect the weather?

• The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
• The jet stream does not affect the weather.
• The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
• The jet stream brings only bad weather.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North

  America.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

Multiple Choice

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North

Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

Multiple Choice

A warm swift current in the Atlantic Ocean that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of the United States. Responsible for warming the east coast in the winter. Hurricanes follow this path because of the warm water

• jet stream

• Gulf Stream

• prevailing westerlies

• Tradewinds

Multiple Choice

Which best explains what type of weather the Gulf Stream usually brings

to North Carolina?

• increased wind speed

• increased air pressure

• increased temperature

• increased evaporation