Clouds
This cloud is thin, wispy cloud found high in the sky; no precipitation
Cirrus
when a cold, dry air mass overtakes a warmer, humid air mass
Cold Front
Measures the atmospheric pressure
Barometer
High atmospheric pressure causes ________. (what type of weather?)
Clear skies or fair weather
During which process of the water cycle are clouds made?
Condensation
This front cause rainy weather for several days
Stationary Front
Measures the amount of rain fall
Rain gauge
Low atmospheric pressure causes ________.
Rainy or stormy weather
Low level clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; rain or snow
Stratus
when a warm, moist air mass overtakes a cool, dense, and drier air mass
Warm Front
Measures the air temperature
Thermometer
Which vocabulary word means " to make a weather prediction"?
Forecast
Thick, puffy clouds stacked on top of each other; little to no precipitation
Cumulus
This front causes stormy weather
Cold Front
Measures the wind direction
wind vane
These clouds appear when we have high atmospheric pressure
Cirrus
when an advancing warm air mass or an advancing cooler air mass stops moving because neither air mass is strong enough to overpower the other
Stationary Front
Measures the wind speed
anemometer