Tools
Precipitation/Water
Air
Combination
100
A tool that measures air temperature
What is a thermometer
100
Moisture that falls to the ground
What is precipitation
100
Movement of air from a high pressure area to a low pressure area. It is caused by the uneven heating of air.
What is wind
100
A person that studies the weather
What is meterologist
200
A tool that measures precipitation
What is a rain gauge
200
Precipitation that falls frozen from clouds
What is snow
200
A large amount of air that has the same general temperature, humidity, and air pressure
What is air mass
200
A person that predicts the weather by making observations and uses weather tools
What is a forecaster
300
A tool that determines the direction from which the wind is coming
What is a wind vane
300
Balls of ice that are formed inside a cloud by strong winds, and then fall to the earth when they are too heavy
What is hail
300
A boundary between air masses and different temperatures and humidity. Where two air masses meet
What is front
300
A prediction of what the weather will be like
What is a forcast
400
A tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
400
Falls from a cloud as rain, but freezes as it nears earth
What is sleet
400
The amount that air presses or pushes on anything
What is air pressure
400
A tool that measures humidity
What is a hygrometer
500
A tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer
500
Water droplets that are too heavy to remain suspended in the air fall to the ground as
What is rain
500
Air begins to cool and become heavier. Cool air sinks and pushes down on Earth's surface with more pressure. Dry, clean, sunny, weather
What is a high pressure area
500
Air becomes warmers and lighter. Warm air rises and pushes down on earth's surface with less pressure. Clouds, rain, and storms.
What is a low pressure area
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