Air Pressure
Weather Tools
Clouds
Extreme Weather
Miscellaneous
100
Is the air pressure high or low before a thunderstorm?
The air pressure is low.
100
This measures....
Precipitation.
100
What kind of cloud means thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
100
What weather has thunder, lightning, and heavy rain?
Thunderstorm
100
What is the best month to go to Vancouver to avoid rain? (Look at the chart with red)
July
200
If their air pressure is "falling" is it high or low?
The air pressure is low.
200
What tool measures temperature?
Thermometer.
200
What kind of cloud is this?
Stratus
200
What storm has a calm center, or eye, and forms over tropical waters?
Hurricanes
200
What cloud would someone expect light rain or drizzle?
a. cumulus
b. cumulonimbus
c. stratus
d. cirrus
c. stratus
300
If the air pressure is "rising" it is high or low?
The air pressure is high.
300
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
300
Draw or write how a cirrus cloud looks.
Feathery
300
What storm has a rotating column of air?
Tornado
300
Name 3 extreme weathers.
Thunderstorm, hurricane, tornado, blizzard, flood, or drought
400
What kind of weather would you see during high air pressure?
Clear skies.
Fair weather.
Sunny day.
400
Anemometer measures....
Wind speed
400
What kind of cloud is this?
Cumulus
400
What extreme weather can occur when it rains for a long period of time over dry land?
Flooding
400
What are clouds made of?
a. Large amounts of snow and ice
b. tiny droplets of water or ice
c. cotton particles in the air
d. dust that blows from the earth
b. tiny droplets of water or ice
500
What kind of weather would you see during low air pressure?
Cloudy skies
Rain
Thunderstorms
500
Name two tools that would make sense to use for a hurricane?
Barometer, rain gauge, or anemometer.
500
What kind of cloud can a cumulus cloud turn into?
Cumulonimbus
500
What extreme weather can occur if the pressure remains high for a long period of time?
Drought
500
Warm air rises and cools. Moisture in the air forms clouds that will bring rain. What pressure system is described?
a. light pressure
b. low pressure
c. no pressure
d. high pressure
b. low pressure