Transcript Blank Jeopardy - Center on Disability Studies
The Weather Game!
Ka Hana ‘Imi Na‘auao - A Science Careers Curriculum Resource Available at: www.cds.hawaii.edu/kahana
Water Cycle Clouds
Weather Vocabulary Hawaiian Meteorology Weather Trivia 1 pt
2 pt
5 pt
It’s nature’s way of recycling H
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O 3
What is the water cycle?
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It’s the process of water changing into invisible gas called vapor 5
What is evaporation?
6
This is the amount of water vapor in the air 7
What is humidity?
8
It’s how water vapor turns into water droplets 9
What is condensation?
10
Water that is on its way to the aquifer 11
What is groundwater?
12
This grid measures cloud coverage 13
What is an okta grid?
14
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton & are known as fair weather clouds 15
What are cumulus clouds?
16
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way 17
What are cirrus clouds?
18
Luke Howard invented this 19
What is the classification system to name clouds?
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Cumulonimbus or stratus clouds promise this 21
What is the occurence of rain, snow or storms 22
The state of the air at a certain time and place 23
What is weather?
24
Scientists who study weather 25
Who are meteorologists?
26
Liquid, aneroid & electronic are types of these 27
What are barometers?
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It measures wind speed 29
What is an anemometer?
30
The weather of a place over a long time 31
What is climate?
32
Weather, currents , stars & wildlife guided them 33
Who were Polynesian navigators?
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‘Lewa’ means this in English 35
What is a space?
36
It helped Hawaiians know when to plant or fish 37
What is the moon?
38
Heiau were used by kahuna for this kind of meteorology study 39
What is celestial observation?
40
The comet at Kamehameha’s birth was one 41
What is ho‘ailona? (an omen) 42
5 categories are used to rate the damage & speed of these 43
What are hurricanes?
44
This can crush an aluminum can if steam is condenses inside 45
What is higher air pressure?
46
Kau & Ho‘oilo are the only 2 of these 47
What are Hawaiian seasons?
48
At sea level this is about 14 lbs per square inch (psi) 49
What is atmospheric pressure?
50
This weather prediction instrument was 1st used on the Darwin expedition 51
What is FitzRoy’s storm glass?
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