Weather Tools
The tool that measure the amount of rain
What is a rain gauge?
This fluffy, puffy cloud is usually associated with fair weather and has hard, defined edges
What is a cumulus cloud?
This is what happens when a warm, moist air mass slowly passes over a colder air mass
What is rain?
A ________ system is likely to result in clearn and sunny weather
What is a high-pressure system?
What is the tilt of Earth on its axis?
The tool that measures wind direction
This type of cloud has a vertical, mushroom shape and usually results in a thuderstorm.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
The type of heat transfer that is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere.
What is radiation?
A _________ system is likely to cause storms and high winds.
What is a low-pressure system?
Cloudy skies, precipitation, and decreased temperatures are caused by a ____ _____ .
What is a cold front?
The tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
The type of cloud that occurs low in the Troposphere and covers the sky like at thick blanket
What is a stratus cloud?
The result of increased wind on a cloudy fall day
What is rain?
The weather condition that is most likely to occur when there is an increase in wind speed and precipitation
What is a thunderstorm?
The season that takes place in August in the southern hemisphere
What is winter?
The tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
The type of cloud that forms high in the cold Troposphere and is made of ice crystals
What is a cirrus cloud?
Warm, moist air rising over warm areas in the ocean
What is a hurricane?
The local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. This is most likely to result in ______ weather.
What is sunny weather?
A decrease in ____ ________ is likely to cause cloudy skies and heavy snowstorms.
What is air pressure?
The tool that measures humidity
What is a hydrometer?
The weather that is most likely to occur on a hot summer day when the clouds grow taller and darker
What is a thunderstorm?
A ____ _______ is formed because the land warms up more quickly than the cooler ocean waters.
What is a sea breeze?
The weather that will most likely occur on a cold winter day at 32°F with falling air pressure
What is a snowstorm?
A boundary that is formed between a cold air mass and a warm air mass
What is a jet stream?