Weather Measurements
Cloud Types
Thermal energy
Climate vs. Weather
Storms and
Pressure Systems
Pressure Systems
100
Weather components include which 5 categories
Temperature
Atmospheric pressure
Wind speed
Precipitation
Cloudiness
100
These clouds indicate fair weather
Cumulus clouds
100
What can impact air movement and weather conditions
Thermal energy transfer from the sun
100
The day-to-day state of the atmosphere
Weather
100
These are associated with clear skies
High pressure air masses
200
Who uses data on the 5 components and atmospheric processes to forecast weather
Meteorologist
200
These clouds may lead to thunderstorms
Cumulonimbus
200
Weather prediction is based on what
Models based on atmospheric patterns
200
The average weather over a period of years for an area
Climate
200
These bring stormy weather
Low pressure air masses
300
Models based on atmospheric patterns are used for what
Weather prediction
300
These clouds bring drizzle or light rain
Stratus clouds
300
Name 3 weather events that can impact an ecosystem
Flooding
Droughts
Habitat destruction
300
Name this cloud in the picture:
Cumulus
300
These occur in warm, humid conditions and produce heavy rain and lightening
Thunderstorms
400
This divides measures wind speed
Anemometer
400
These clouds indicate fair weather with. potential for rain
Cirrus clouds
400
The average weather data over how many years determines an area's climate
30years
400
These form when a layer of warm air is between two layers of cold air
Ice storms
400
These form over warm tropical waters with wind exceeding 74 hrs per miles
Hurricanes
500
This divide measure air pressure
Barometer
500
These types of clouds are feathery
Cirrus Clouds
500
What is the amount of thermal energy, or heat energy in the atmosphere.
Temperature
500
This forms when frozen precipitation melts while falling into the warm layer then refreezes in the cold layer above ground
Freezing rain or a glaze of ice
500
These are tropical storms in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans
Typhoons