Weather Instruments
Cloud Types
Precipitation/
Water Cycle
Stormy Weather/
Barometer
Reading Weather Data
100
The instrument that measure air temperature.
What is a Thermometer?
100
Cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, cirrus.
What are the names of all 4 cloud types?
100
The Sun.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface?
100
Several days with strong winds from the south usually means...
What is "it will stay the same"
100
Read the graph
What is Read the graph
200
The Instrument that measures wind direction.
What is a wind/weather vane?
200
Puffy, high, happy clouds, usually associated with fair weather.
What is a cumulus cloud?
200
The process of water changing into water vapor.
What is condensing?
200
Cirrus clouds often predict this.
What is stormy weather.
200
Read the Graph...
What is Read the graph
300
The instrument that measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300
Low, blanket like clouds. When they touch the ground they can be called fog. Usually accompanied with precipitation.
What is a stratus cloud?
300
When plants lose water from their leaves/stem, sometimes called plants sweating.
What is transpiration?
300
A storm is approaching your town. What kind of clouds, temperature, and precipitation can you expect?
What is stratus clouds, low temperatures and rain.
300
What are two weather clues that show a storm is coming?
What is cirrus clouds, drop in barometer reading.
400
The Instrument that measures rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
400
High, dark, towering clouds sometimes called thunderclouds, usually have thunderstorms.
What is cumulonimbus clouds?
400
The process of water evaporating into the air.
What is evaporation?
400
The barometer reads this number when there is a storm approaching or is here.
What is 28-29"
400
Cumulus clouds, 50-60 degrees, no precipitation, wind speeds of 2-5 MPH, barometer reading of 31".
What is a warm spring day?
500
Instrument that measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
500
Thin, wispy, high clouds. Indicate a change in weather, made of ice crystals.
What is a Cirrus Cloud?
500
(have student describe the water cycle)
Describe the water cycle.
500
What is 31"
What will the barometer read on a nice, fair weather day?
500
Weather data you would need to collect to make an accurate forecast.
What is temperature, precipitation, barometric pressure, wind speed, time, wind direction and date.
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