What are clouds made of?
water
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
water vapor or moisture
The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it?
triangle
What do you use if you have a fever or to measure the air temperature?
thermometer
The severity of a Hurricane is ranked using?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed.
Name 3 types of clouds?
cirrocumulus, cirrus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratocumulus
When clouds become saturated it begins to?
rain
A curved red line with semi circles on it is the symbol for?
warm front
What do you use to measure how much rain fell in a certain period of time?
rain gauge
The most severe hurricane would be a category..?
5
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery?
cirrus
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called?
precipitation
What is one terminology used to describe cloud coverage?
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure you use a?
barometer
After 1979 hurricanes were named this way?
alternating male and female names
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
stratus
Electrical charges in clouds can produce?
lightning
As a result of a cold front, this kind of weather will be sure to follow?
winds become gusty; there is a sudden drop in temperature, and heavy rain, sometimes with hail, thunder, and lightning
What measures the speed of wind?
anemometer
A massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake is called a?
tsunami
Clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
moist, warm air
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a?
meteorologist
Wind speed is measured in?
knots
What do you send up into the upper atmosphere to measure conditions?
weather balloon
What is one of the top 3 countries to be most likely affected by a typhoon?
China, Philippines, Japan