1. Weather Jeopardy
Water in the Air
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3. A-100
ANSWER: On most days a warm air mass sits over the Florida coast. This can be said to be true of this air mass.
QUESTION: What is its moisture is the same throughout the air mass?

4. A-200 ANSWER: The role of plants in the water cycle.
QUESTION: How plant release water vapor into the air by TRANSPIRATION?

5. A-300
ANSWER: The wind in the picture below moves from a body of water up and over the mountain. This area will get the most vegetation growing.
QUESTION: What is area S?

6. A-400
ANSWER: The measure of the maximum distance at which large objects can be identified with the unaided eye.
QUESTION: What is the VISIBILITY?

7. A-500
Draw a water cycle diagram showing 3 processes moving water from the ocean, atmosphere and land.
ANSWER:

8. B-100
Answer:. This is what scientists call the measurement of the force with which air molecules push on a surface.
Question: What is AIR PRESSURE?

9. B-200
ANSWER: A pressure system of rising air in which clouds and thunderstorms form easily if there is moisture.
QUESTION: What is a low pressure system?

10. B-300
ANSWER:ANSWER: Explain what kind of weather a high pressure system will cause.
QUESTION:What is clear skies because the sinking air makes it difficult for clouds to form?

11. B-400
ANSWER: A system of pressure that forms along the boundaries of air masses.
QUESTION: What is Low Pressure?

12. B-500
ANSWER: Low pressure areas are where air masses come together and rise. A rising air mass’s temperature changes in this way.
QUESTION: What is getting cooler?

13. C-100
ANSWER: The interaction between air, water and the ______ cause weather.
QUESTION: What is the SUN?

14. C-200
ANSWER: The name of violently rotating columns of air stretching from a cloud to the ground.
QUESTION: What are tornadoes?

15. C-300 ANSWER:The climate zones that Florida is located in.
QUESTION:What is the tropical and temperate zones?

16. C-400
ANSWER:Topography of an area can affect climate. Give an example of something that would be part of the topography of an area.
QUESTION: What are mountains?

17. C-500 ANSWER: Explain how clouds form. QUESTION: Warm moist air rises
Air expands
Air cools
Water vapor condenses on particle such as:
Dust
Smoke
Pollution
Salt

18. D-100 ANSWER: The boundary between a cold and warm air mass.
QUESTION: What is a front?

19. D-200
ANSWER: It is what you call a circular depression that forms when rock dissolves or when the roof of an underground cavern collapses.
QUESTION: What is a sinkhole?

20. D-300 ANSWER:2 reasons that Florida is vulnerable to hurricanes.
QUESTION: What are warm ocean waters and flat topography?

21. D-400
ANSWER: Mr. Schulman hears that there is a chance of flooding in his area due to a storm surge. He lives in a low-lying area and should ____________.
QUESTION: What is a evacuate to higher ground?

22. D-500 ANSWER: Three conditions needed to form a Hurricane. QUESTION:
Warm ocean water above 79 degrees F.
Low pressure
Calm upper level winds
Spin of the Earth

23. E-100
ANSWER: Super, Crazy, Gorilla, Elmer’s
QUESTION: What are glues?

24. E-200 ANSWER: A Greek, a Caesar, a Ranch an Island and An Italian.
QUESTION: What are salad dressings?

25. E-300
ANSWER: Salsa, Tango, Meringue
QUESTION: What are Latin dances?

26. E-400 ANSWER: Yam, Sweet, Spud, Yukon Gold, Idaho Baking
QUESTION: What are potatoes?

27. E-500 ANSWER: Scotch, 3M, Duct, Video, Masking
QUESTION: What are Tapes?

28. FINAL JEOPARDY
Question: Why is it that water can form on grass in the early morning when the air is clear?
Answer: Air near the ground cools to the dew point.