Meteorologists/Report Weather
What do meterologists do?
Study atmosphere and clouds
Predict, observe and measure weather
What is the layer closest to Earth where weather happens?
Troposphere
What is precipitation?
Water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, hail
Explain a cumulus cloud
white puffy cloud, rounded tops and flat bottoms
What is a forecast?
What does a weather report include?
Temperature, amount of rain, wind speed and direction
What is the top layer of Earth, where satellites orbit?
Exosphere
What is evaporation?
Water turns from liquid to gas by heat from sun. Water rises and turns to water vapor
What is a stratus cloud?
low, thick clouds and makes an overcast day
What is wind?
How fast the air is moving
What 2 gases are in the air around Earth?
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Stratosphere
What is is called when water vapor cools and air condenses into small water droplets or ice crystals?
What is fog?
stratus cloud near the ground
What is a weather vane?
Tool that shows wind direction
What is humidity?
What happens in the Mesosphere?
Meteors burn up
What is a cloud?
Water droplets and ice crystals collect around dust
What is a cirrus cloud? and what are they made of?
high clouds, thin and may look feathery
Made of ice crystals
What is an anemometer?
Tool used to show wind speed
What is air pressure?
What layer has radio waves and what do the radio waves do?
Thermosphere and reflects radio waves back to Earth
Explain each part of the water cycle
Evaporation-water rises into water vapor
Precipitation-water falls from clouds to ground
Explain a nimbostratus and cumulonimbus cloud and how long will the storm last?
nimbostratus-low, thick and dark stratus cloud, storm lasts all day
cumulonimbus-rain and lightning, strong winds, storm lasts about an hour
What is the scale called to measure wind, tornado or hurricane?
Beaufort Wind Scale
Fujita Tornado Scale
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale