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Jeopardy
Weather
Grid Sheet
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Snow Summer Sunshine Fall Spring
What is the process by which plants give off water vapor into the air?
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100 points
transpiration
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What is the changing of a liquid to a gas?
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200 points
evaporation
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Water vapor is water in the form of a …
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300 points
gas
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Water vapor in the air comes mostly from …
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the oceans
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What is the result when a gas changes into a liquid?
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500 points
condensation
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What does capacity mean?
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amount of material that something can hold
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The actual amount of water in the air is known as…
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Specific humidity
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When something is saturated it is…
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filled to capacity
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The amount of water vapor that air can hold changes with the …
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temperature
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Warmer air can hold _______ water vapor than cold air.
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more
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Name and describe three types of clouds.
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cirrus-light feathery
cumulus-big and puffy
stratus-form layers across the sky
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The term for the temperature at which condensation takes place is…
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dew point
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What are three types of precipitation?
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rainsnowhail
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What is the name of the instrument used to measure rainfall?
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rain gauge
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Precipitation may be a liquid or a ________
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solid
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A large area of air that has the same temperature and amount of moisture…
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air mass
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Where do tropical and polar air masses form?
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tropical form near the equator (warm regions)
polar form near Canada (cold regions)
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Molecules in a liquid are always…
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moving
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What changes when a front moves in?
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the weather
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Air masses that form over land are always…
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dry
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Name three characteristics of a tornado.
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smallviolentfunnel-shaped
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Compare an air mass and a front.
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An air mass stays over an area for a while or moves slowly; it is very large.A front is the forward edge of an air mass.
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What causes lightning?
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300 points
Giant storm clouds give off electricity.
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High pressure regions usually have what two characteristics?
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400 points
clear skies and cool temperatures
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What is a line on a weather map that connects points of equal pressure?
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500 points
isobar
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