Weather Maps
Clouds
Storms
Air Masses & Fronts
Weather Instruments
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High & low air pressure are represented on a weather map with what letters?
H = High Pressure
L = Low Pressure
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Which clouds are located the lowest in the sky?
a. cirrus
b. stratus
c. cumulus
d. cumulonimbus
b. stratus clouds
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A common storm with winds, rain, thunder, and lightning. They usually occur with a cold front.
What is a thunderstorm?
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The state of the atomosphere at a given time and place.
WEATHER or CLIMATE?
What is weather?
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Measures the temperature either in Fahrenheit or Celsius
What is a thermometer?
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Is this a weather map OR physical map?
weather map
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White, fluffy clouds that appear to rise up from a flat bottom indicating fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
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They are huge circular storms with winds at or above 74 mph. They form over tropical waters in the Atlantic Ocean.
What are hurricanes?
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Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
WEATHER or CLIMATE?
What is climate?
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This instrument measures the amount of rain fall or precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
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Is this a weather map OR physical map?
physical map
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Clouds that form at very high altitudes out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape. These clouds are usually associated with fair weather, but often indicate rain or snowfall in several hours.
What are cirrus clouds?
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They are tall funnel-shaped clouds and can have winds up to 300 mph. They occur as an extension from a thunderstorm to the ground.
What are tornadoes?
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TRUE or FALSE?
Low air pressure usually brings clouds, rain, & wind.
High air pressure usually brings dry, clear conditions.
TRUE
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This weather instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
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TRUE or FALSE?
Warm and cold fronts are represented with pink and blue curved lines with arrows.
FALSE.
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Gray, smooth clouds that cover the sky like a blanket. Light rain and drizzle usually occur.
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What are stratus clouds?
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This person uses weather instruments and data to predict weather patterns.
What is a meteorologist?
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Cold air moves in under a warm air mass. This type of front often brings thunderstorms with cooler temperatures.
What is a cold front?
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This weather instrument measures wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
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TRUE or FALSE?
On a PHYSICAL MAP, color indicates changes in elevation for mountains, hills, plains, & plateaus.
TRUE
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Different types of clouds are associated with different types of weather. Which of the following types of clouds would most likely be seen in the sky during a thunderstorm?
a.
b. 
b.
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Which type of storm causes the most flooding in areas located near an ocean coastline?
hurricane
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Warm air moves in over a cold air mass. This type of front often brings light rain.
What is a warm front?
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This weather instrument measures the speed of wind.
What is an anemometer?
