Clouds
Climates and air masses
Weather forecasts
Weather maps
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100
Thin, feathery clouds.
What is a Cirrus Cloud
100
The two factors used to determine climate.
What is temperature and precipitation?
100
A prediction of weather conditions over 3-5 days.
What is a weather forecast?
100
A small circle on a weather map which shows the location of the weather station, with a set of symbols and numbers surrounding it.
What is a station model?
100
The cause of the seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
200
Large, white, fluffy clouds
What is Cumulus
200
A word that is used to refer to deserts and means "dry."
What is Arid?
200
Scientists who study and predict the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
200
Lines on a weather map that connect points of equal air pressure.
What is an isobar?
200
The degree of tilt of the Earth's axis.
What is 23.5 degrees?
300
Clouds that form in layers.
What is Stratus
300
An air mass which is humid and hot.
What is Maritime Tropical?
300
Used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300
Lines on a weather map joining places that have the same temperature.
What is an isotherm?
300
The place and time you would find almost 24 hours of daylight.
What is the Arctic Circle during summer?
400
The cloud that makes up fog.
What is Stratus
400
The causes of weather changes.
What is movement and interaction of air masses?
400
Used to measure weather in the upper atmosphere.
What is a weather balloon?
400
The labels on the Isotherms.
What is degrees F or degrees C?
400
The wind that plays an important role in weather in the U.S.
What is prevailing westerlies?
500
The conditions needed for cloud formation.
What is cooling of the air, and presence of particles.
500
The type of weather produced by warm fronts and stationary fronts.
What is rainy weather?
500
Used to show cloud images, wind speeds, humidity and temperatures at various altitudes.
What is a satellite?
500
They both are used to connect areas with similar weather conditions.
What is the way isobars and isotherms are alike?
500
The reason that the Highlands have a lower temperature.
What is increased altitude?
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