WEATHER TOOLS
CLOUD DESCRIPTIONS
CLOUD PROUD
PREDICTING WEATHER
GRAB BAG
100
WHAT WEATHER TOOL MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FELL OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME?
RAIN GAUGE
100
WHAT KIND OF CLOUD HAS A FLAT BOTTOM, PUFFY TOPS, AND LOOKS LIKE COTTON BALLS?
CUMULUS
100
WHAT WORD PART IS GIVEN TO ANY DARK STORM CLOUD?
NIMBUS
100
THERE ARE A FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS IN THE SKY, WHAT KIND OF WEATHER DOES THIS INDICATE?
FAIR WEATHER, NICE WEATHER, ETC.
100
WHAT IS THE SCIENCE WORD FOR A WEATHER PREDICTION.
FORECAST
200
WHAT WEATHER TOOL TELLS ONLY THE DIRECTION THAT THE WIND IS BLOWING?
WEATHER VANE
200
WHAT KIND OF CLOUDS ARE FLAT ON THE TOPS AND THE BOTTOMS AND LAYER LIKE BLANKETS?
STRATUS
200
WHAT KIND OF CLOUDS?
STRATUS
200
THERE ARE MANY CIRRUS CLOUDS COVERING THE ENTIRE SKY, WHAT KIND OF WEATHER IS PROBABLY ON THE WAY IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS?
RAIN OR SNOW
200
WHERE IS ONE PLACE YOU CAN LISTEN TO OR FIND A WEATHER FORECAST?
VARIOUS ANSWERS
300
WHAT WEATHER TOOL TELLS ONLY THE SPEED THAT THE WIND IS BLOWING?
ANEMOMETER
300
WHAT KIND OF CLOUDS ARE CURLED AND WISPY, AND ARE SOMETIMES CALLED MARE TAILS?
CIRRUS
300
WHAT KIND OF CLOUDS?
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CUMULUS
300
THERE ARE WHITE, FLUFFY, CUMULUS CLOUDS IN A BLUE SKY, WHAT KIND OF WEATHER DOES THIS INDICATE?
FAIR WEATHER, NICE WEATHER, ETC.
300
WITH WHAT WEATHER TOOL WOULD YOU ALSO USE THE TERM FAHRENHEIT?
THERMOMETER
400
WHAT WEATHER TOOL MEASURES THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR?
THERMOMETER
400
WHAT WOULD THE NAME FOR A PUFFY, FLAT BOTTOMED CLOUD, THAT LOOKS LIKE COTTON BALLS, BUT IS VERY DARK ON THE BOTTOM BE?
CUMULONIMBUS
400
WHAT DO WE CALL STRATUS CLOUDS ON THE GROUND THAT WE HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH AND EVEN WALK THROUGH?
FOG
400
IF YOU SEE HUGE, TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS WITH DARK BOTTOMS, WHAT KIND OF WEATHER IS PROBABLY ON ITS WAY?
STORMY WEATHER! RAIN, HAIL, LIGHTNING, EVEN TORNADOES, ETC.
400
WHAT IS ONE WAY THAT WEATHER FORECASTS HELP PEOPLE.
VARIOUS ANSWERS
500
WHAT WEATHER TOOL MEASURES AIR PRESSURE?
BAROMETER
500
WHAT KIND OF CLOUDS ARE FOG?
STRATUS
500
WHAT ARE CLOUDS MADE OF?
TINY DROPLETS OF WATER (OR ICE)
500
IF THE BAROMETER IS RISING, WHAT KIND OF WEATHER IS ON THE WAY?
FAIR WEATHER, NICE WEATHER, ETC.
500
WHAT ARE SCIENTISTS THAT STUDY AND PREDICT THE WEATHER CALLED?
METEOROLOGISTS