Weather Tools
Grandma wanted to know how much rain fell yesterday to see if she would need to water her flowers. Which tool would be most helpful?
rain gauge
Cathy looked outside and saw lightening and felt strong wind gust. This type of cloud is associated with storms.
cumulonimbus
The warm ocean current that helps to provide warm weather in eastern NC is called this.
gulf stream
The unequal heating of the earth's surface causes this.
wind
The most important reason to study the weather is this.
To help keep people safe.
This instrument shows that pressure is falling and there is a storm coming.
barometer
Cirrus
The air current in the upper troposphere that moves like it is in a tunnel is called this.
jet stream
When two fronts meet they can cause this type of weather.
Storms, lightening, hail, tornadoes.
Most tornadoes occur from May to June because a warm air mass meets what type of other air mass?
cold air mass.
This tools tells you the way that the wind is blowing.
wind vane
Clouds that are located on the ground are typically referred to as this.
fog
The spinning of the earth causes wind patterns and is called this.
the coriolis effect
Wind flows from this temperature to this temperature.
from hot to cold.
When a warm air mass meets a cold air mass, which type of clouds will most likely form?
Nimbostratus
The amount of water vapor in the air is measured using this tool.
hygrometer
Clouds that are associated with drizzly, rainy days are this type.
Stratus
warmer than usual water temperatures in the Pacific ocean cause less hurricanes in the Atlantic and is called this.
El Nino
Stormy weather is typically associated with this type of pressure system.
Low pressure
The characteristics of a high pressure area are
cool dry air
How hot or cold the air measures is determined by using this tool.
thermometer
White puffy, cotton ball type clouds which mean nice weather are called this.
cumulus
Cooler than normal water temperature in the pacific and influences NC weather by making it warmer and dryer is called this.
La Nina
The wind pattern that typically causes our weather here in NC is called this.
prevailing westerlies
What time of the day would be the temperature be the hottest?