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The Causes of Weather Game

Authored by Marella Smith

Science

11th Grade

NGSS covered

The Causes of Weather Game
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The root word of meteorology is the Greek word 'meteoros', which means ' (a)   in the air'

2.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: Meteorologists use weather-data averages over (a)   years to define an area's climate.

3.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Describe the process by which air over a warm surface is heated.

(a)  

4.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following air mass types with their source regions:

Maritime tropical

southwest United States, Mexico

Arctic

interiors of Canada and Alaska

Continental tropical

Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Maritime polar

Siberia, Arctic Basin

Continental polar

North Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The source regions of arctic air masses are Earth's ice- and snow-covered surfaces above (a)   latitude.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following air mass types with their influence on weather: 1) Arctic 2) Continental polar 3) Continental tropical 4) Maritime polar 5) Maritime tropical

Maritime polar

mild, humid

Continental polar

bitter cold, dry

Continental tropical

warm, humid

Arctic

hot, dry

Maritime tropical

very cold, dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following processes with their effects: 1) Warming and evaporation 2) Air mass modification 3) Convection

B

Increases moisture

C

Produces lake-effect snow

A

Transfers thermal energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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