The Weather Game!

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The Weather Game!
Ka Hana Imi Naauao - A Science Careers
Curriculum Resource Available at
www.cds.hawaii.edu/kahana
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Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather Vocabulary
HawaiianMeteorology
Weather Trivia
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Its natures way of recycling H2O
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What is the water cycle?
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Its the process of water changing into invisible
gas called vapor
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What is evaporation?
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This is the amount of water vapor in the air
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What is humidity?
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Its how water vapor turns into water droplets
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What is condensation?
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Water that is on its way to the aquifer
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What is groundwater?
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This grid measures cloud coverage
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What is an okta grid?
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White, puffy clouds that look like piles of
cotton are known as fair-weather clouds
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What are cumulus clouds?
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Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the
sky they are a sign that rain or snow is on the
way
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What are cirrus clouds?
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Luke Howard invented this
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What is the classification system to name
clouds?
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Cumulonimbus or stratus clouds promise this
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What is the occurence of rain, snow or storms
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The state of the air at a certain time and place
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What is weather?
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Scientists who study weather
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Who are meteorologists?
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Liquid, aneroid electronic are types of these
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What are barometers?
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It measures wind speed
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What is an anemometer?
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The weather of a place over a long time
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What is climate?
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Weather, currents , stars wildlife guided them
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Who were Polynesian navigators?
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Lewa means this in English
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What is a space?
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It helped Hawaiians know when to plant or fish
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What is the moon?
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Heiau were used by kahuna for this kind of
meteorology study
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What is celestial observation?
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The comet at Kamehamehas birth was one
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What is hoailona? (an omen)
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5 categories are used to rate the damage speed
of these
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What are hurricanes?
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This can crush an aluminum can if steam is
condenses inside
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What is higher air pressure?
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Kau Hooilo are the only 2 of these
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What are Hawaiian seasons?
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At sea level this is about 14 lbs per square inch
(psi)
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What is atmospheric pressure?
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This weather prediction instrument was 1st used
on the Darwin expedition
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What is FitzRoys storm glass?