Weather Instruments
Weather vs Climate
Cloud Types
Extreme Weather
Mash-Up!
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What is a barometer?
100
Daily condition of the atmosphere in a certain area.
What is weather?
100
Fluffy, white, cotton puffs in the sky with flat bottoms. Usually indicate fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
100
These events occur usually in this order during one of these:
Rain-Lightening-Thunder
What is a Thunderstorm?
100
This type of air pressure is associated with rainy or stormy weather and strong winds while this type of air pressure is associated with fair weather such as clear skies and light winds.
What are low pressure and high pressure?
200
The temperature according to this thermometer.
What is 24°C and 75°F
200
The average weather in an area over an extended period of time.
What is climate?
200
This type of cloud is smooth, gray, covers the sky, blocks sunlight and has light rain and drizzle.
What are stratus clouds?
200
The violent storm that forms in the Atlantic Ocean and lasts a long time with strong winds and heavy rains is a ____________.
What is a hurricane?
200
Low air pressure masses are associated with:
___________ and ___________.
What are storms and strong winds?
300
This instrument measures this.
What is wind speed?
300
The rainiest season in Norfolk, VA is summer.
What is Climate?
300
Tall, large clouds that reach high in the air and are noticeably darker on the bottom and may produce thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
300
Thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes all have this characteristic in common.
What are strong winds?
300
The temperature in Virginia went from 65° on Friday to 42° on Monday. Texas experienced a similar weather pattern with 76° on Friday and 51° on Monday. This state had the biggest change and by this amount.
What is Texas?
What is 25°?
400
A rain gauge measures this.
What is precipitation?
400
In Texas, July is the driest time of the year, but the meteorologist said it is supposed to rain this entire week. This is best described as:
___________ then __________
What is climate then weather?
400
A common weather event that may be seen in the following conditions: below bridges, rising from surfaces that have warmed or cooled quickly, in large dark fields, or in very spooky movies!
What is fog?
400
Huge slow moving storms, occur over warm water, and winds equal to or greater than 74 miles per hour are associated with this type of storm.
What are Hurricanes?
400
The weather conditions most favorable for a thunderstorm.
What is warm and humid?
500
Weather instruments most used by meteorologists to describe the weather on the evening news.
What are thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind sock, and rain gauge?
500
The farmers in the Piedmont region rely heavily on crops they plant and harvest for their economy. A drought has hit the Piedmont area for the last ten years. Because of this, the region experiences changes in this ____________.
What is their ecosystem?
500
These types of clouds are short, detached, feather-like, wispy and found at high altitudes. They indicate fair weather now, but often mean that rain or snow will fall within several hours.
What are cirrus clouds?
500
Funnel-shaped clouds of air that form from thunderstorms when wind changes direction and gains strength.
What are Tornadoes?
500
You build a model of a weather instrument and it doesn't work as expected. This is the first step in evaluating the model.
What is check your model for flaws?