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| What type of cloud might indicate an oncoming severe storm? | cumulonimbus |
| What is the purpose of a barometer? | measure air pressure |
| What is formed when two air masses meet? | front |
| What types of clouds might we find on a mostly sunny day? | cirrus or cumulous |
| What is the tool used to predict storms by bouncing radio signals off of the storm clouds? | Doppler radar |
| Examples of precipitation | rain and snow |
| What do you call a person who studies and predicts weather? | meteorologist |
| What is humidity? | the amount of moisture in the air |
| What type of weather is ususally associated with high pressure? | clear weather |
| Why can winds reach higher speeds over a prairie or ocean? | the surface is less bumpy, so there is less friction |
| What is climate? | Climate is typical weather of a region over a long period of time |
| What is wind chill? | A combination of temperature and wind speed |
| What is a microclimate? | A small area which has weather different than the area around it. |
| What are the two main determinates of climate? | precipitation and temperature |
| Another name for hurricane | typhoon |
| What is the eye of a hurricane? | the calm center |
| Why are hurricanes easy to predict? | They are large and slow moving. |
| In what stage of a thunderstorm might a tornado occur? | mature stage |
| Where do hurricanes usually occur? | near the equator |
| What gives hurricanes their strength? | warm ocean water |
| What direction do hurricanes and tornadoes turn in the Northern Hemisphere? | counterclockwise |
| What type of a violent storm occurs in Texas and Kansas? | tornado |
| What is latitude? | Horizontal lines running parallel to the equator |
| Which moves from one place to another more quickly - hurricanes or tornadoes? | tornadoes |
| What type of violent weather are fairly common in Florida in the fall? | hurricanes |
| What is lightning? | Different electrical charges in the atmosphere |
| What is mass? | The amount of matter in something |
| What is friction? | a force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching |
| What is accleleration? | a change in speed |
| What are two components of speed? | distance and time |
| Examples of simple machines | pulley, lever, wheel and axle |
| Scientist who studied motion | Sir Isaac Newton |
| What is weight? | The pull of gravity on an object |
| What is mass? | the amount of material in something |
| What is the formula for work? | force X distance |
| What is the benefit of using a simple machine? | It decreases effort needed to do work |
| What is the formula for speed? | distance/time |
| Definition of Gravity | the force of attraction between two objects because of their masses |
| Type of simple machine that has a fulcrum | lever |
