Clouds & Atmosphere
Climate
Condensation & Precipitaton
Winds & Storms
Weather Instruments
100
Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus
What are the three basic cloud shapes?
100
The average of all weather conditions, through all seasons, over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
Water that condenses at ground level above freezing temperature
What is dew?
100
A storm characterized by high, funnel-like winds stemming from a cumulonimbus cloud.
What is a tornado?
100
An instrument necessary for measuring temperature.
What is a thermometer?
200
This prefix in a cloud title means rain is sure to come.
What is "nimbus"?
200
The climate of a very small area.
What is microclimate?
200
Water that condenses at ground level below freezing temperature
What is frost
200
A storm that begins over the ocean and gradually loses energy when it hits land.
What is a hurricane?
200
An instrument necessary for measuring wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
300
The weight of air, exerting its force equally and from all sides.
What is air pressure?
300
Neighborhoods, wooded areas, and parking lots are examples of...
What are examples of microclimates?
300
A solid upon which to condense (condensation nuclei) and a drop in temperature
What are the conditions necessary for condensation to occur?
300
Instability and moisture
What are the two ingredients necessary for a thunderstorm, or for any storm to begin?
300
An instrument necessary for measuring wind speed?
What is an anemometer?
400
The layers of gas that surround the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400
Due to this process, vegetated areas are more humid.
What is transpiration?
400
rain, sleet, snow and hail
What are the four types of precipitation?
400
A body of air molecules that have the same temperature and humidity throughout and who meet at boundaries called fronts.
What is an air mass?
400
An instrument necessary for measuring humidity.
What is a hygrometer?
500
The layer of the atmosphere where our weather occurs...
What is the troposphere?
500
Burning fossil fuels, deforestation and replacing vegetated areas with cities.
What are ways that human beings affect the climate?
500
An updraft, a drop in temperature, a solid upon which to condense and supercooled water?
What are the conditions necessary for hail to form?
500
Air molecules are moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
What is the reason the wind blows?
500
An instrument necessary for measuring air pressure. High means fair weather and low means unstable air and changeable weather.
What is a barometer?
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