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©Norman Herr, 2003
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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?
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A-200
• ANSWER: The role of plants in the
water cycle.
• QUESTION: How plant release water
vapor into the air by
TRANSPIRATION?
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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?
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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?
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A-500
• Draw a water cycle diagram showing 3
processes moving water from the ocean,
atmosphere and land.
• ANSWER:
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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?
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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?
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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?
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B-400
• ANSWER: A system of pressure that
forms along the boundaries of air masses.
• QUESTION: What is Low Pressure?
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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?
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C-100
• ANSWER: The interaction between air,
water and the ______ cause weather.
• QUESTION: What is the SUN?
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C-200
• ANSWER: The name of
violently rotating columns of
air stretching from a cloud to
the ground.
• QUESTION: What are
tornadoes?
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C-300
• ANSWER:The climate zones that Florida is
located in.
• QUESTION:What is the tropical and
temperate zones?
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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?
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C-500
• ANSWER: Explain how clouds form.
• QUESTION:
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Warm moist air rises
Air expands
Air cools
Water vapor condenses on particle such as:
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Dust
Smoke
Pollution
Salt
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D-100
• ANSWER: The boundary between a cold
and warm air mass.
• QUESTION: What is a front?
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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?
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D-300
• ANSWER:2 reasons that Florida is
vulnerable to hurricanes.
• QUESTION: What are warm ocean
waters and flat topography?
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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 lowlying area and should ____________.
• QUESTION: What is a evacuate to
higher ground?
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D-500
• ANSWER: Three conditions needed to
form a Hurricane.
• QUESTION:
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Warm ocean water above 79 degrees F.
Low pressure
Calm upper level winds
Spin of the Earth
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E-100
• ANSWER: Super, Crazy, Gorilla,
Elmer’s
• QUESTION: What are glues?
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E-200
• ANSWER: A Greek, a Caesar, a Ranch
an Island and An Italian.
• QUESTION: What are salad dressings?
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E-300
• ANSWER: Salsa, Tango, Meringue
• QUESTION: What are Latin dances?
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E-400
• ANSWER: Yam, Sweet, Spud, Yukon
Gold, Idaho Baking
• QUESTION: What are potatoes?
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E-500
• ANSWER: Scotch, 3M, Duct, Video,
Masking
• QUESTION: What are Tapes?
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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.
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