Clouds
High, thin, wispy clouds made of ice crystals that can signal approaching warm fronts
Cirrus clouds
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
A huge body of air that forms over land or water
Air mass
Draw the symbol for a cold front.
A line with triangles on the same side of the line.
Isobars and isotherms can be found on what weather tool?
Weather maps
Clouds that are spread out over a large area and can produce precipitation if they thicken
Stratus clouds
Which weather condition would require the use of an anemometer?
Wind
The 2 ways air masses are characterized.
humidity and temperature
What type of weather does a cold front bring?
thunderstorms
What is the function of radar images?
Detects cloud cover, rainfall, and storm location/intensity
Clouds that are commonly referred to as "thunderheads" that often produce thunderstorms and usually form along cold fronts
Cumulonimbus clouds
If you didn't have a sling psychrometer available, what other instrument could be used to measure humidity?
Hygrometer
What is the symbol for high pressure systems on a weather map?
H
The term "nimbus" means what?
Rain
A thermometer is used to measure what?
temperature
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring to an area?
Which clouds are puffy with flat bottoms?
Cumulus clouds
What is the function of an anemometer?
Measures wind speed in miles per hour