Weather Tools
What tool measures heat?
Thermometer
What is an example of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is formed when water condenses in the air?
Clouds
What do we call moving air?
Wind
A person who studies weather is called a meteorologist.
True
What tool measures the amount of rainfall?
Rain gauge
What is it called when the water falls from the sky?
Precipitation
Which type of cloud forms low to the ground?
Fog
What is the measurement of how hot or cold something is?
Temperature
A blizzard is a snow storm with strong winds.
True
What tool measures wind direction?
Weather vane
What is it called when water droplets condense into a cloud?
Condensation
Are cumulus clouds puffy like cotton or thin and wispy?
Puffy like cotton
What is the prediction of future weather called?
Weather forecast
Thunderstorms are the type of storm we see most often
True
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
What is it called when water turns from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
Describe cirrus clouds.
Thin, high, wispy clouds
What do we call the condition of the air at a certain time and place?
Weather
Tornadoes form over oceans and have strong winds and heavy rain.
False
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
What are the three major parts of the water cycle?
Precipitation, evaporation, condensation
What do we call clouds that are low, wide and cover the sky like a blanket?
Stratus
What do we call the blanket of air that surrounds the earth?
Atmosphere
Wind is caused by changes in precipitation.
False