Weather Assessment Jeopardy

WEATHER ASSESSMENT JEOPARDY

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What happens when air reaches its dew point?

Condensation o...

Relative humid...

The humidity d...

Clouds form

.

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1. Condensation occurs.

2. Relative humidity is 100%.

3. The humidity decreases.

4. Clouds form.

What happens when air reaches its dew point?

Return to Jeopardy Board A.Condensa

tion...

B.Relative hum...

C.The humidity...

D.Clouds form

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1. A.Condensation occurs.

2. B.Relative humidity is 100%.

3. C.The humidity decreases.

4. D.Clouds form.

How does sleet differ from snow?

A. It is

not a...

B. It is

liqui...

C. It st

arts a...

D. It st

arts a...

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1. A. It is not a form of precipitation.

2. B. It is liquid and not ice.

3. C. It starts as rain and freezes in the air.

4. D. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid.

How does sleet differ from snow?

Return to Jeopardy Board A. It

is not a

...

B. It is

liqui...

C. It st

arts a...

D. It st

arts a...

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1. A. It is not a form of precipitation.

2. B. It is liquid and not ice.

3. C. It starts as rain and freezes in the air.

4. D. It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid.

Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?

A. cold and w

e...

B. cold and dr...

C. warm

and we...

d. warm

and dr...

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1. A. cold and wet2. B. cold and dry3. C. warm and wet4. d. warm and dry

Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?

Return to Jeopardy Board A. c

old and wet

B. cold and dry

C. warm

and wet

d. warm

and dry

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1. A. cold and wet2. B. cold and dry3. C. warm and wet4. d. warm and dry

A continental polar air mass forms in

a. the Pacifi

c...

b. north

ern Ca...

c. th

e Gulf of...

d. the desert

...

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1. a. the Pacific Ocean.2. b. northern Canada.3. c. the Gulf of Mexico.4. d. the desert Southwest.

A continental polar air mass forms in

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e Pacific O

cean.

b. north

ern Canada.

c. th

e Gulf of M

exico.

d. the desert

Southwest.

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1. a. the Pacific Ocean.2. b. northern Canada.3. c. the Gulf of Mexico.4. d. the desert Southwest.

How does a warm front form?

a. Warm

air be...

b. Two air m

as...

c. W

arm air m

o...

d. Cold air m

o...

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1. a. Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.

2. b. Two air masses meet and stay separated.

3. c. Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.

4. d. Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.

How does a warm front form?

Return to Jeopardy Board a. W

arm air b

e...

b. Two air m

as...

c. W

arm air m

o...

d. Cold air m

o...

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1. a. Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses.

2. b. Two air masses meet and stay separated.

3. c. Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it.

4. d. Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up.

The most powerful storms on Earth are

a. tornadoes.

b. thunderst

or...

c. hurri

canes.

d. hailst

orms.

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1. a. tornadoes.2. b. thunderstorms.3. c. hurricanes.4. d. hailstorms.

The most powerful storms on Earth are

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1. a. tornadoes.2. b. thunderstorms.3. c. hurricanes.4. d. hailstorms.

What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?

a. clear a

nd s...

b. hurri

cane

c. lig

ht rain

d. thunderst

or...

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1. a. clear and sunny2. b. hurricane3. c. light rain4. d. thunderstorm

What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?

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ear and s.

..

b. hurri

cane

c. lig

ht rain

d. thunderst

or...

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1. a. clear and sunny2. b. hurricane3. c. light rain4. d. thunderstorm

A tornado is dangerous mostly because of its

a.heavy rains.

b. lightning.

c. st

rong wind...

d. storm

surge

...

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1. a.heavy rains.2. b. lightning.3. c. strong winds.4. d. storm surge.

A tornado is dangerous mostly because of its

Return to Jeopardy Board a.heavy r

ains.

b. lightning.

c. st

rong wind...

d. storm

surge

...

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1. a.heavy rains.2. b. lightning.3. c. strong winds.4. d. storm surge.

Which describes the eye of a hurricane?

a. brin

gs wind...

b. has w

arm, c.

..

c. has s

trong,...

d. has s

pirali..

.

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1. a. brings winds of up to 300 km/h

2. b. has warm, calm air and light winds

3. c. has strong, spinning winds

4. d. has spiraling bands of heavy rain

Which describes the eye of a hurricane?

Return to Jeopardy Board a. b

rings w

ind...

b. has w

arm, c.

..

c. has s

trong,...

d. has s

pirali..

.

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1. a. brings winds of up to 300 km/h

2. b. has warm, calm air and light winds

3. c. has strong, spinning winds

4. d. has spiraling bands of heavy rain

Which statement about lightning is true?

a. It is

one o...

b. It is

an el...

c. It

is ca

us...

d. It al

ways b...

40%

13%17%

30%

1. a. It is one of the most dangerous parts of a thunderstorm.

2. b. It is an electric discharge between two similarly charged surfaces.

3. c. It is caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike.

4. d. It always begins in a cloud and strikes the Earth.

Which statement about lightning is true?

Return to Jeopardy Board a. It

is one of t

he most

...

b. It is

an electric d

ischa...

c. It

is ca

used by t

he ra...

d. It al

ways begins in

a c..

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1. a. It is one of the most dangerous parts of a thunderstorm.

2. b. It is an electric discharge between two similarly charged surfaces.

3. c. It is caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike.

4. d. It always begins in a cloud and strikes the Earth.

Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a

a. hurri

cane.

b. thunderst

or...

c. hailst

orm.

d. torn

ado.

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1. a. hurricane.2. b. thunderstorm.3. c. hailstorm.4. d. tornado.

Wind moving in two directions over a prairie makes air in the middle spin. This is the beginning of a

Return to Jeopardy Board a. h

urrican

e.

b. thunderst

or...

c. hailst

orm.

d. torn

ado.

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1. a. hurricane.2. b. thunderstorm.3. c. hailstorm.4. d. tornado.

What is the purpose of isobars?

a. to m

easure ...

b. to descr

ibe...

c. to

find out...

d. to co

nnect ...

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1. a. to measure air pressure

2. b. to describe the weather conditions in a weather station

3. c. to find out what form precipitation will take

4. d. to connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map

What is the purpose of isobars?

Return to Jeopardy Board a. to

measu

re ...

b. to descr

ibe...

c. to

find out...

d. to co

nnect ...

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1. a. to measure air pressure

2. b. to describe the weather conditions in a weather station

3. c. to find out what form precipitation will take

4. d. to connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

a. driz

zly ra

i...

b. seve

re stor...

c. m

any days o

...

d. cold, d

ry w...

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1. a. drizzly rain followed by clear weather

2. b. severe storms3. c. many days of

cloudy, wet weather

4. d. cold, dry weather

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

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a. driz

zly ra

i...

b. severe st

or...

c. many d

ays o...

d. cold, d

ry w...

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1. a. drizzly rain followed by clear weather

2. b. severe storms3. c. many days of

cloudy, wet weather

4. d. cold, dry weather

If there is a tornado warning for your area, you should

a. find a high...

b. go to

a roo...

c. co

ver y

our ...

d. not li

sten ...

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1. a. find a high place to stay.

2. b. go to a room with no windows.

3. c. cover your windows with plywood.

4. d. not listen to the radio.

If there is a tornado warning for your area, you should

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a. find a high...

b. go to

a roo...

c. co

ver y

our ...

d. not li

sten ...

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1. a. find a high place to stay.

2. b. go to a room with no windows.

3. c. cover your windows with plywood.

4. d. not listen to the radio.

Which statement about tornadoes is correct?

a. They are a ...

b. Seve

nty-fiv...

c. Their d

ange...

d. They a

re th...

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1. a. They are a very common part of thunderstorms.

2. b. Seventy-five percent of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States.

3. c. Their danger is mainly from the heavy rains they bring.

4. d. They are the strongest storms on Earth.

Which statement about tornadoes is correct?

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a. They are a ...

b. Seve

nty-fiv...

c. Their d

ange...

d. They a

re th...

0% 0%0%0%

1. a. They are a very common part of thunderstorms.

2. b. Seventy-five percent of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States.

3. c. Their danger is mainly from the heavy rains they bring.

4. d. They are the strongest storms on Earth.

A storm surge is a dangerous part of

a. a to

rnado.

b. a th

underst...

c. th

e water c

...

d. a hurri

cane...

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1. a. a tornado.2. b. a thunderstorm.3. c. the water cycle.4. d. a hurricane.

A storm surge is a dangerous part of

Return to Jeopardy Board a. a

tornado.

b. a th

understorm

.

c. th

e water c

ycle.

d. a hurri

cane.

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1. a. a tornado.2. b. a

thunderstorm.

3. c. the water cycle.

4. d. a hurricane.

Which describes an altocumulus cloud?

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1. a. high, feathery cloud

2. b. puffy mid-level cloud

3. c. low storm cloud

4. d. high cloud made of ice crystals

Which describes an altocumulus cloud?

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a. high

, feath...

b. puffy m

id-l...

c. lo

w storm

c...

d. high

cloud ...

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1. a. high, feathery cloud

2. b. puffy mid-level cloud

3. c. low storm cloud

4. d. high cloud made of ice crystals

Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and

a. a ris

ing air m

ass.

b. a so

urce re

gion.

c. another p

ositively ch

...

d. a negatively

charge

d ...

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1. a. a rising air mass.

2. b. a source region.3. c. another

positively charged area.

4. d. a negatively charged area.

Lightning is an electric discharge between a positively charged area and

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a. a ris

ing air m

ass.

b. a so

urce re

gion.

c. another p

ositive

ly ch...

d. a negatively

charge

d ...

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1. a. a rising air mass.

2. b. a source region.

3. c. another positively charged area.

4. d. a negatively charged area.

Which statement about hail is correct?

1 2 3 4

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1. a. It is rain that falls through a layer of freezing air.

2. b. It may be sent up into the clouds many times.

3. c. It forms in winter in low stratus clouds.

4. d. It is a liquid form of precipitation.

Which statement about hail is correct?

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a. It is

rain ...

b. It m

ay be s..

.

c. It

forms in

...

d. It is

a liq...

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1. a. It is rain that falls through a layer of freezing air.

2. b. It may be sent up into the clouds many times.

3. c. It forms in winter in low stratus clouds.

4. d. It is a liquid form of precipitation.

A windsock does NOT

a. consis

t of ..

.

b. measu

re win...

c. m

easure w

in...

d. allo

w wind ...

13% 13%

43%

30%1. a. consist of a

cone-shaped bag.

2. b. measure wind speed.

3. c. measure wind direction.

4. d. allow wind to pass through it.

A windsock does NOT

Return to Jeopardy Board a. co

nsist o

f ...

b. measu

re win...

c. m

easure w

in...

d. allo

w wind ...

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1. a. consist of a cone-shaped bag.

2. b. measure wind speed.

3. c. measure wind direction.

4. d. allow wind to pass through it.

Unstable atmospheric conditions lead to the formation of lightning and thunder in

a. nim

bostratu...

b. alto

cumulus..

.

c. alto

stratus..

.

d. cumulonim

bu...

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1. a. nimbostratus clouds.

2. b. altocumulus clouds.

3. c. altostratus clouds.

4. d. cumulonimbus clouds.

Unstable atmospheric conditions lead to the formation of lightning and thunder in

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a. nim

bostratu...

b. alto

cumulus..

.

c. alto

stratus..

.

d. cumulonim

bu...

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1. a. nimbostratus clouds.

2. b. altocumulus clouds.

3. c. altostratus clouds.

4. d. cumulonimbus clouds.

Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?

a. incre

ase in

...

b. incre

ase in...

c. decre

ase in

...

d. decre

ase in...

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1. a. increase in wind speed

2. b. increase in temperature

3. c. decrease in temperature

4. d. decrease in air pressure

Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?

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a. incre

ase in

...

b. incre

ase in...

c. decre

ase in

...

d. decre

ase in...

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1. a. increase in wind speed

2. b. increase in temperature

3. c. decrease in temperature

4. d. decrease in air pressure

In what part of the water cycle do clouds form?

a. evaporation

b. runoff

c. precip

itati...

d. condensati

o...

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1. a. evaporation

2. b. runoff3. c.

precipitation4. d.

condensation

In what part of the water cycle do clouds form?

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1 2 3 4

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1. a. evaporation2. b. runoff3. c. precipitation4. d. condensation

What causes changes in weather?

a. Air m

asses m

ove and...

b. The air g

ets more humid.

c. W

ater eva

porates.

d. Clouds f

orm.

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1. a. Air masses move and meet.

2. b. The air gets more humid.

3. c. Water evaporates.

4. d. Clouds form.

What causes changes in weather?

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1. a. Air masses move and meet.

2. b. The air gets more humid.

3. c. Water evaporates.

4. d. Clouds form.

How does a hurricane begin?

a. with

big oc..

.

b. with

high w...

c. w

ith ra

in i...

d. with

thunde...

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1. a. with big ocean waves

2. b. with high winds on land

3. c. with rain in polar areas

4. d. with thunderstorms over the ocean

How does a hurricane begin?

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a. with

big oce

an waves

b. with

high winds o

n land

c. w

ith ra

in in polar a

reas

d. with

thunderst

orms o

...

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1. a. with big ocean waves

2. b. with high winds on land

3. c. with rain in polar areas

4. d. with thunderstorms over the ocean

What tool measures air pressure?

1 2 3 4

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1. a. thermometer

2. b. psychrometer

3. c. anemometer

4. d. barometer

What tool measures air pressure?

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a. therm

ometer

b. psych

romete...

c. anemometer

d. barometer

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1. a. thermometer2. b. psychrometer3. c. anemometer4. d. barometer

What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?

a. warm

b. storm

y

c. su

nny

d. windy

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1. a. warm2. b. stormy3. c. sunny4. d. windy

What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?

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a. warm

b. storm

y

c. su

nny

d. windy

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1. a. warm2. b. stormy3. c. sunny4. d. windy

What is a cloud made of?

a. water d

ropl...

b. gases

c. ra

in or sno...

d. warm

air

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1. a. water droplets2. b. gases3. c. rain or snow4. d. warm air

What is a cloud made of?

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1. a. water droplets2. b. gases3. c. rain or snow4. d. warm air

Which is safest in a thunderstorm?

1 2 3 4

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1. a. standing near a tree

2. b. staying low on the ground

3. c. getting in the water

4. d. finding a high place

Which is safest in a thunderstorm?

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1 2 3 4

25% 25%25%25%

1. a. standing near a tree

2. b. staying low on the ground

3. c. getting in the water

4. d. finding a high place