High and low pressure
Finish the rhyme
High and ____________, Low and ______________
Dry, oh no
A violently rotating funnel of air on land is a ______________
tornado
To measure heat, you would use a:
thermometer
This cloud resembles cotton balls and brings clear weather
cumulus
Is this a climate or weather statement?
it is hot today
high pressure
A thunderstorm brings what 2 types of precipitation?
hail, rain
To measure rainfall you would use a:
rain gauge
This cloud resembles feathers and indicates the weather will change in 24 hours
cirrus
Is this a climate or weather statement?
It is usually rainy in the spring in Virginia
climate
Give an example of what the weather may be like when we have a LOW pressure system.
stormy, cold, drizzle, rain, etc.
True or false: A hurricane takes place on land
false
True or false: Air pressure is measured using a anemometer
false
This cloud brings stormy weather and is dark and menacing
cumulonimbus
True or false:
Weather is long term, climate is short term.
A high pressure system brings moist air or dry air?
dry air
A hurricane is also known as a _____________
cyclone
Wind speed is measured using an:
anemometer
A stratus cloud brings what type of weather?
light drizzle
The state of the atmosphere at any point and time. It changes frequently.
If you want to go on a walk without wearing a rain jacket, you should go when there is a __________ pressure system coming through.
high
Thunderstorm
A reading from a _____________ could read as 76 degrees Fahrenheit
thermometer
What 2 types of extreme weather come from a cumulonimbus cloud?
thunderstorms and tornados
What is the definition of climate?
the average atmospheric conditions in a specific place over a long period of time