Weather Instruments
What does a hygrometer do?
measure the humidity, or amount of water vapor in the air.
What layer brings the most weather?
Troposphere
What does mP stand for
Maritime Polar
What clouds brings the most storms?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What is the most dense front?
Warm front
What is the most common weather instrument?
Barometer
What is the coldest layer in the atmosphere?
Mesosphere
What does TP stand for?
Tropical Polar
What is the most dangerous cloud
Cumulonimbus cloud
What is the most complicated front?
Occluded Front
Which instrument would help the most when it comes to storms?
The anemometer
What is the warmest layer?
The Thermosphere
What does cP stand for?
Continetal Polar
What cloud looks like broccoli?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What is the most common Front?
Cold front
What is the easiest instrument to make
Wind vane,Rain Gauge,Anemometer, Thermometer,Barometer
What types of storms do the layers have?
Thunderstorms and hurricanes
What does cT stand for?
Continental Tropical
What clouds look like lines?
Stratus Clouds
What happens if warm air masses only contain a small amount of water vapor?
Cloudy skies occur
what does the barometer do?
Measures atmospheric pressure
Do the layers interact
True or False
True
What does mT stand for?
Maritime Tropical
What cloud looks like shooting stars?
Cirrus Clouds
Which language does the word “front” come from?
Military