Clouds
What are clouds made of?
water and dust particles
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
water or moisture
I measure the speed of wind
anemometer
What percentage of thunderstorms will yield a tornado?
1%
Name 3 types of clouds
cumulus, stratus and cirrus
When clouds become saturated it begins to
rain
if you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me
a thermometer
Where is most of the Earth's water found?
In the oceans.
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
cirrus
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
precipitation
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
a barometer
The US has approximately 1,000 of these weather tools used to communicate weather conditions across the nation.
Station Models
what type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
Stratus
Electrical charges in clouds can produce
lightning
A tool that uses a wet bulb thermometer reading and a dry bulb thermometer reading to measure the relative humidity.
Psychrometer
What is the largest ocean called?
Pacific Ocean
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
warm air
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
meteorologist
Shows the direction from which the wind is blowing
wind vane
What percentage of the Earth's water is usable?
1%