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SCIENCE
Weather Test
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6th Grade
01/14/2013

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Term
weather
Definition
the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
Term
________ provides much of our weather data.
Definition
Weather satellites
Term
humidity
Definition
the amount of moisture in the air
Term
hygrometer
Definition
measures the amount of moisture in the air
Term
climate
Definition
average weather conditions in an area for a long period of time
Term
wind
Definition
movement of air due to differences in air pressure
Term
Westerlies
Definition
global wind pattern that affects weather in the United States
Term
air pressure
Definition
weight of gas molecules pressing down
Term
barometer
Definition
measures air pressure
Term
When barometric pressure ______, fair weather is approaching.
Definition
increases
Term
When barometric weather decreases, _____ weather is approaching.
Definition
stormy
Term
thermal energy
Definition
moved through the atmosphere and the oceans by radiation and convection
Term
radiation
Definition
electromagnetic waves from the sun
Term
convection
Definition
current caused by warm air or liquid rising and cool air or liquid sinking
Term
Warm molecules move______and farther apart, causing them to_____.
Definition

faster, rise

 

Term
when water absorbs heat from the sun, its temperature will _______
Definition
increase more slowly than the temperature of the land nearby
Term
The temperatures near large bodies of water in the summer will be ......
Definition
cooler than areas without large bodies of water.
Term
sleet
Definition
rain that leaves a cloud, falls through air below 0 C, and freezes
Term
hail
Definition
forms in cumulonimbus clouds as round ice pellets
Term
hurricanes
Definition
form over warm oceans
Term
are the most powerful storms on Earth
Definition
hurricanes
Term
tornadoes
Definition
form over land when winds spiral inward toward a center of low pressure
Term
form over land that is strongly heated
Definition
some thunderstorms
Term
drought
Definition
  • long period of unusually low precipitation
  • plants and animals die
  • streams dry up
  • increase the cost of vegetables
Term
air mass
Definition
large body of air that has the same properties as the surface under it
Term
continental air mass
Definition
forms over a continent
Term
maritime air mass
Definition
forms over an ocean
Term
front
Definition
the place where two air masses come together but do not easily mix
Term
cold front
Definition
cold air moves into an area and pushes up the warm air
Term
warm front
Definition
warm air mass moves into an area replacing a cold air mass
Term
H - high pressure
Definition
brings dry weather and clear skies
Term
L - low pressure
Definition
brings clouds and rainy weather
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