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This is when gases or liquids rise and sink in a circular path. A 100

What are convection currents? A 100

This is the name for a band of very fast wind that is formed by the different temperatures between the huge convection currents. A 200

What is the jetstream? A 200

This is one of the elements found in air. A 300

What is: (accept any of these) nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, water vapor? A 300

The uneven heating of Earth’s surface causes air ________. A 400

What are currents? A 400

These are the five layers of the atmosphere in order from the ground up. A 500

What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere? A 500

This is a large body of air with similar properties all through it. B 100

What is an air mass? B 100

This is a boundary between two air masses. B 200

What is a front? B 200

These are likely to form when there is rising warm air. B 300

What are clouds? B 300

These are the three types of fronts we studied. B 400

What are cold fronts, warm fronts, and stationary fronts? B 400

These are the four types of air masses we studied. B 500

What are continental polar, continental tropical, maritime polar, and maritime tropical? B 500

This is a signal that means a severe thunderstorm with high winds and hail might form. C 100

What is a severe weather watch? C 100

This is where hurricanes get their energy from. C 200

What is warm ocean waters? C 200

This is how you prepare for a tornado. C 300

What is seek shelter, go inside, and stay away from windows? C 300

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These are the main differences between a tornado and a hurricane. C 400

What are the hurricane is larger and powered by warm ocean water to last several days while the tornado is smaller and lasts only a few minutes? C 400

This is how you prepare for a hurricane. C 500

What is board up windows, store food and water, have battery powered flashlights and radios ready, and put valuables in plastic bags? C 500

This is the symbol for a high pressure area on a map. D 100

What is an ‘H’? D 100

This is the symbol for a low pressure area on a map. D 200

What is an “L”? D 200

This is how you draw a warm front on a weather map. D 300

What is a line with half circles on it pointing in the direction the front is moving? D 300

This is how you draw a cold front on a weather map. D 400

What is a line with triangles on it pointing in the direction the front is moving? D 400

This is how you draw a stationary front on a weather map. D 500

What is a line with half circles on one side and triangles on the other side? D 500

This is a tool that measures rainfall. E 100

What is a rain gauge? E 100

This is a tool that measures winds and precipitation in a storm. E 200

What is radar? E 200

This is the average of weather conditions over a long time, usually thirty years. E 300

What is climate? E 300

This is the direction winds generally blow in the United States. E 400

What is from west to east? E 400

This is what a climate scientist might conclude if they find a fish fossil in the desert. E 500

What is this area may have been a wet climate at one time? E 500

This tool measures temperature. F 100

What is a thermometer? F 100

This tool measures wind direction. F 200

What is a wind vane? F 200

This tool measures air pressure. F 300

What is a barometer? F 300

This tool measures wind speed. F 400

What is an anemometer? F 400

This tool measures air moisture and humidity. F 500

What is a hygrometer? F 500

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