FP class introduction to weather

What is the weather here? 

• It's stormy 
• It's hot 
• It's windy
• It's cloudy 

What's the weather like?

• cloudy

• rainy

What are thunderstorms?

• a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail
• a storm that can be the same as thunderstorms, but even more dangerous
• a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
• a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

Most of the damage done by a hurricane is the result of _____

• water
• wind
• tornadoes
• lightning

What is storm that contains storm surges and has wind speeds of 74 mph - 200 mph?

• thunderstorms
• severe thunderstorms
• tornadoes
• hurricanes

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

• droughts
• flooding
• melting of polar ice caps
• all of the above

What do you mean by weather?

• Envelope of air surrounding the earth

• State of the atmosphere at any point of time

• Generalized monthly atmospheric conditions

• None of these

Which of the following is an element of weather and climate ?

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Atmospheric Pressure

• All of these

What is climate?

• What's happening in space at a time and place.
• What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
• The average weather over many years
• The average temperature over many years.

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity

• temperature and air pressure

• wind conditions and humidity

• temperature and precipitation