Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Weather Symbols
Vocab
Servere Weather
100
Measures temperture in fahrenheit and celcius
What is a Thermometer
100
Condensed water vapor that falls to the Earth's surface
What is percipitation
100
This symbol is used when the weather will be mostly cloudy
What is a fully shaded circle
100
a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities
What is a front
100
a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud
What is a Tornado
200
this is used to determine the direction from which the wind is coming in.
What is a Compass
200
The transformation of water from liquid to gas phases as it moves from the ground or bodies of water into the overlying atmosphere.
What is evaporation
200
This symbol is used when there will be no cloud cover in the sky.
What is a clear or unshaded circle
200
the leading edge of a cooler mass of air
What is a cold front
200
a tropical cyclone with high wind speeds. That forms in the ocean
What is a hurricane
300
This tool measures relative humidity.
What is a Hygrometer
300
The transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air, creating clouds and fog
What is condensation
300
This symbol is for Ice Pellets
What is a Triangle
300
The leaning edge of a warm mass of air
What is a warm front
300
This form of servere weather is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a stone
What is hail
400
This tool measures air pressure.
What is a barometer
400
The variety of ways by which water moves across the land
What is runoff
400
This symbol is for fog
What is an equal sign
400
A type of humidity that considers the mass of water vapor present per unit volume of space
What is Absolute Humidity
400
This form of servere weather is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds, heavy snow, and low temperature
What is a blizzard
500
This tool measures wind speed.
What is a Anemometer
500
The release of water vapor from plants and soil into the air
What is transpiration
500
This symbol is for dust.
What is a capital D
500
The force per unit area exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above a point on or above the earth's surface
What is Pressure
500
this form of servere weather is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
What is an earthquake
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