PS Weather3
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JeopardyTempest on January 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mature | The middle stage of storm evolution is called what? |
| Alto | The cloud term that means mid-level. |
| mph, knots, m/s (you were correct if you said any two) | Name two units wind speed is measured in |
| Cumulus (or more exactly, cumulonimbus! Cumulus is the only one of the three cloud types that has large rising vertically) | A thunderstorm is mainly made up of which type of cloud? |
| Dew Point Temperature (absolute humidity) | Degrees Celsius can be the units for temperature and what else? |
| Downdraft (because the cold air sinks) | When evaporation increases and cold air builds up in a thunderstorm, a what forms? |
| Pressure | Pascal is a unit that measures what? |
| Cumulus (note the bubbly nature at the top) |  What type of cloud is shown? |
| Anemometer |  What instrument is shown? |
| Rising air (which is unstable and wants to continue rising) and moisture | What are the two ingredients needed for clouds and precipitation to form? |
| It cools (The water must take more energy to become a gas, so it steals it from the air) | When water goes from liquid to a gas, what happens to the temperature of the air around it? |
| Cirrostratus (cirrus wouldn't be a bad answer, because there are a lot of whispy clouds... but because there are so many, it is a full flat layer. You don't have to be perfect at naming cloud combo names, but need to understand cirrus, stratus, and cumulus very well) |  What is full name of the cloud shown (this is looking mostly straight up)? |
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