Weather Tools
Vocabulary
Meteorologists
Types of Clouds
Stormy Weather
100
This tool measures air temperature...
What is a thermometer?
100
What does a blue line with triangles mean?
What is cold front?
100
The study the Earth's air, especially the movement and events that cause weather.
What is meteorology?
100
This is in the air, which makes clouds appear.
What is humidity/water vapor?
100
The boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity is called a...
What is a front?
200
This tool measures the amount of rain that has fallen...
What is a rain gauge?
200
This is when heavier air pushes down on the Earth's surface.
What is high pressure?
200
"We have a low pressure system producing today's weather, which is good if you are a duck!"
What is rainy weather?
200
Fluffy and white clouds with flat bottoms are called...
What is cumulus?
200
A storm that produces high wind speeds and funnel-shaped clouds is called a...
What is a tornado?
300
This tool measures the amount of water vapor/humidity in the air...
What is a hygrometer?
300
This is when air presses down on the Earth's surface with less force.
What is low pressure?
300
"You can thank a high pressure system for today's weather!"
What is clear skies?
300
Thin, wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals are called...
What is cirrus?
300
A tropical storm that forms over an ocean; produces high winds, heavy rain, and large waves is called a...
What is a hurricane?
400
This tool measures air pressure...
What is a barometer?
400
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all examples of what?
What is precipitation?
400
"The morning sky is covered with stratus clouds. You know what you can expect!"
What is light rain and drizzle?
400
Smooth, gray, flat, sheet-like clouds that spread out over the sky are called...
What is stratus?
400
Cumulonimbus clouds can produce this storm with heavy rain, strong wind, and lightning...
What is a thunderstorm?
500
This tool measures wind speed...
What is an anemometer?
500
This front happens when cold air and warm air meet, but do not move much in the atmosphere. .
What is a stationary front?
500
"There's a high pressure system, but low pressures are moving in. Be prepared to keep your hat on!"
What is wind?
500
Type of cloud that looks like a gray blanket or puffs of smoke; usually produces a thunderstorm is called...
What is cumulonimbus?
500
SEVERE storms that form over land; can travel 800 kilometers (497 miles) per hour; occur most often in spring and early summer
What are tornadoes?
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