Barometers and Thermometers
Weather Symbols
Weather Maps
Clouds
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What is a barometer

What is a device used to measure atmospheric pressure?

100
A blue, pointy line is the symbol for this type of weather front.
What is cold front?
100

The type of weather associated with cool, dry skies.

What is high pressure?

100
Clouds that you see bunnies and ships in.

Cumulus

200

A definition of thermometer

What is a device used to measure air temperature?

200

A wind symbol has 4 long dashes on it's tail.

What is 40 knots?

200

The weather outside when the air pressure has just rapidly dropped to 990mbars or about 29.23inHg.

What is rainy, stormy, or lousy?
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Just before thunderstorms happen.

What is Cumulonimbus?

300

The temperature reading on this thermometer:

What is 21 degrees Celsius?

300

A filled in circle for cloud coverage means this.

What is 100% cloud coverage?

300

The type of severe weather forms over warm oceans.

What is Hurricanes

300

Drizzly day with a flat layer of dark clouds.

What is Stratus?

400

The air pressure on this barometer:

What is approximately 1041 millibars?

400

The weather that would happen if a cold front pushes through an area.

Low pressure and stormy weather.

400

Both tornadoes and thunderstorms must come from this type of cloud.

What is Cumulonimbus?

400
The weather may change soon and bring rain.
What is Cirrus?
500

When reading a barometer, the lowest number is 940mbars, and the highest is 1070mbars.  If you read 1059mbars, what kind of weather do you have?

What is cool dry air with clear skies.

500

A dot on top of an upside down triangle is the symbol for this.


What is rain shower?

500

What 2 types of storms happen when water absorbs heat and evaporates into warm air?

What are thunderstorms and hurricanes?

500

Clouds indicate this type of pressure system.

What is low?
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