Clouds
These types of clouds bring precipitation
STRATUS
This measures WIND SPEED
ANEMOMETER
_____ is an invisible gas
AIR
This CAUSES the water cycle
SUN
TRUE OR FALSE
Water in the air is called dew.
FALSE
Water in the air is called WATER VAPOR
These clouds you see on a nice day
CUMULUS
This tool measure wind direction. It has NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST (cardinal directions) on it
WIND VANE
A scientist who studies weather is called a
meteorologist
When water is heated up it
EVAPORATES
TRUE OR FALSE
Weather never changes.
FALSE
These clouds are formed HIGH in the sky and mean a change in weather will occur
CIRRUS
This tool measures TEMPERATURE
thermometer
Air that is moving is called
WIND
Name three things water can evaporate from
lakes, rivers, puddles, pools
TWO jobs of a meteorologist are...
observe the weather, make predictions, record the weather, inform others about the weather
Clouds are made of ______ and ______
dust and water vapor
This tool measures the amount of rainfall
RAIN GAUGE
The United States of American measures temperature using
a. KELVIN
b. CELSIUS
C. FARENHEIT
c. FARENHEIT
When water rises, cools and forms clouds it ________-
condenses
Clouds that are low to the ground are called
FOG
This tool measures the air pressure
BAROMETER
The temperature measures how _____ or ____ _something is
hot or cold
Liquid that falls from clouds is called
PRECIPIATION