Clouds
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Severe weather
100

Name 3 types of clouds.

What is cumulus, stratus and cirrus.

100
When clouds become saturated it begins to
What is rain
100

When warm air is lifted and cools, condensation occurs forming what?

What is clouds.

100

What is issued when severe weather conditions exist?

What is a warning.

100

What is often heard after lightning?

What is thunder.

200

What type of cloud is wispy and feathery?

What is cirrus.

200
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
What is precipitation
200

A curved red line with semi circles on it is the symbol for a ?

What is warm front.

200

What tool is sent high up in the air to measure weather conditions.

What is a weather balloon.

200

A severe snow storm is called a ?

What is a blizzard.

300

What type of cloud has a flat base and is fluffy in appearance?

What is cumulus.

300
Electrical charges in clouds can produce
What is lightning
300

The symbol for a cold front is a curved blue line with this shape on it.

What is triangle.

300

What measures the temperature of the air?

What is a thermometer.

300

A massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake is called a ?

What is tsunami.

400

What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?

What is stratus.

400
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
What is water or moisture
400

As a result of a cold front, this kind of weather will be sure to follow.

What is heavy rains or thunderstorms.

400

What measures air pressure?

What is a barometer.

400

The most powerful storm is called a ?

What is a hurricane.

500

Clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.

What is warm air.

500
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
What is a meteorologist
500

Warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front.

What is warm.

500

What measures the speed of wind?

What is anemometer.

500

A tornado exists when this comes in contact with the Earth's surface.

What is a funnel cloud.

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