Tools, tools, tools
Used to measure rain, sleet, and hail
Rain Gauge
desert
Large puffy clouds
cumulus
It's been raining all day. What type of pressure is there?
Low pressure
What weather conditions might you find in a swamp?
a. low temperature, high humidity
b. low temperature, low humidity
c. high temperature, high humidity
d. high temperature, low humidity
c. high temperature, high humidity
Used to measure snow
ruler
how does living near a large (warm) body of water affect the weather?
Keeps it cool in summer and warm in winter
high, feathery clouds made of ice crystals
cirrus
Rain
What climate zone has hot summers and cold winters?
Temperate
used to measure humidity
hygrometer
How does weather change as altitude increases (when you go up into the atmosphere)?
Temperature increases and the PRESSURE DECREASES
Low grey clouds. It's raining (or snowing) all day.
Stratus
What climate zone is often cold?
Polar climate zone
What is humidity?
The amount of moisture in the air
used to measure air pressure
barometer
Describe a swamp
Wet, high humidity, warm
Thunderstorm clouds
cumulonimbus
If it has been sunny and dry all day what kind of pressure are you most likely experiencing?
High pressure
You are at the beach with your family and you hear on the radio that a Low-Pressure system is moving in. How might the weather change?
It will get cloudy and precipitation will begin.
use to measure wind speed
anemometer
What climate zone am I? The temperatures are moderate. Winters are cool to cold and summers are warm to hot.
Temperate
What temperature makes water freeze? in C and F
0 C
32 F
One summer day you are at the beach with your family. The wind is blowing from the ocean. What change might occur because of the wind?
a. temperature will decrease
b. humidity will increase
c. pressure will increase
d. wind speed will decrease
b. humidity will increase
Which is harder for the sun to heat, land or water?
Water is harder for the sun to heat. That is why bodies of water stay a pretty constant temperature.