Weather Tools
Weather Basics
Types of Clouds
The 4 types of precipitation
Data and Charts
100

A tool used to measure temperature.

What is a thermometer?

100

A scientist who studies the weather.

What is a meteorologist?

100

These clouds are flat and gray that are low in the sky. Usually these signal light rain or snow.

What are stratus clouds?

100

This precipitation falls when the atmosphere is above freezing level.

What is rain?

100

You are given a chart that has numbers that are shown for the week: 67 degrees, 71 degrees, 69 degrees, 70 degrees, and 72 degrees. These represent a certain measurement for weather.

What is temperature?

200

A tool used to measure wind speed.

What is an anemometer?

200
Causes rain to turn to snow when this drops below freezing.

What is temperature?

200

Fluffy, white clouds that are low in the sky that usually signal fair weather.

What are Cumulus clouds?

200

Precipitation that falls when the atmosphere is completely below freezing.

What is snow?

200

When the air pressure drops and it is cloudy, this will happen.

What is rain?

300

A tool used to measure rainfall.

What is a rain gauge?

300

Despite the weather forecast calling for a sunny day, it rains. It is because this has factors that may change quickly.

What is weather?

300

Wispy clouds that are high in the sky. Often mean good weather or a change in weather.

What are Cirrus clouds?

300

Precipitation that falls through some warm air and then freezes before reaching the ground.

What is sleet?

300

The following temperatures represent what season: 93 degrees, 87 degrees, 82 degrees, 88 degrees, and 90 degrees.

What is summer?

400

A tool used to measure air pressure.

What is a barometer?

400
This storm has more wind than rainstorm and has thunder and lightning.

What is a thunderstorm?

400

Precipitation that goes back into the clouds multiple times to refreeze itself and add layers of ice over it. Causes damage to vehicles and such.

What is hail?

500

A tool used to measure wind direction?

What is a wind vane?

500

It is 95 degrees outside. I would be most likely be doing this.

What is swimming?

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