Weather Instruments
Used to measure temperature.
What is a Thermometer?
Usually a sign of fair weather.
What is a cumulus cloud?
The most common kind of precipitation.
What is rain?
Formed in a cumulonimbus cloud mostly found in the great plains.
What is a tornado?
Two air masses face each other in a "standoff" in this case ,the front is called.
what is a stationary front?
This weather tool is used to measure how much rain fell.
What is a rain gauge.
These clouds are made of ice crystals.
What is a cirrus , cirrostratus , cirrocumulus.
Often water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice crystals called.
What is snow?
Formed over an ocean making high winds and heavy rain.
What is a hurricane?
Clouds,storms,and,and rain also accompany a ____________ front.
What is a warm front?
Points in the direction of the wind.
What is a wind vane.
Often forms over cool lakes at night.
What is fog?
Ice particles smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter are called.
What is sleet?
Occurs when so much water pour into a stream or river that it over flows it banks and cover land on either side is a.
What is a flood?
forms when cold air moves underneath warm air.
What is a clod front?
Used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
May produce rain or snow.
What is nimbostratus?
Round pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeter in diameter are called.
What is hail?
Formed in a cumulonimbus cloud with rain.
What is a thunderstorm?
The most complex weather situation occurs at an ____________ front.
What is a occluded front?
Used to measure relative humidity.
What is a sling phychrometer?
Thunderstorms come from this type of cloud.
What is a cumulonimbus?
Rain drops falling through cold air near the ground and freeze when they touch a cold surface.
What is freezing rain?
Snow storm with high winds .
What is a blizzard?
The area where the air masses meet and do not mix becomes a __________.
What is a front?