Thursday, November 5, 2009

Fog

Fog is a cloud where the base of it is in contact with the ground.

Drizzle

Drizzle is rain that has smaller water droplets.

Freezing drizzle

Freezing drizzle is drizzle that falls as liquid then freezes upon hitting the ground.

Supercooling

Supercooling means to cool a liquid below its normal freezing point without becoming a solid.

Freezing rain

Freezing rain is rain that falls as liquid then freezes upon hitting the ground.

Hail

Hail is precipitation that falls as irregular balls of ice.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Miami weather

1) August is the hottest month.

2) January is the coldest month.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Beijing weather

1) July is the hottest month.

2) January is the coldest month.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Earth - trivia 4

1) What state is the San Andreas Fault in?

a) Nevada
b) California

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Earthquake

An earthquake is a shaking in the Earth's crust releasing energy.

Earth - trivia 3

1) What planet is bigger?

a) Earth
b) Mars

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Earth - trivia 2

1) When did the Earth form?

a) millions of years ago
b) billions of years ago

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm is a local storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and sometimes hail.

Meteorology

Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and weather.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Earth - trivia 1

1) What is the biosphere?

a) outer space
b) where life exists on Earth

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Weather - trivia 4

1) What does a anemometer do?

a) measures wind speed
b) measures the height of clouds

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Weather - trivia 3

1) What does a hygrometer do?

a) measures atmospheric pressure
b) measures relative humidity

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Rain gauge

A rain gauge measures the amount of liquid that has fallen.

Snow gauge

A snow gauge measures the amount of snow that has fallen.

Weather vane

A weather vane shows the direction of the wind.

Weather balloon

A weather balloon carries instruments up in the sky to take measurements of atmospheric conditions.