Instruments used to measure weather
Used to measure the temperature of the air and food.
What is a thermometer?
What is True?
Measurement of Wind.
What is mph or knots?
Humidity is measured using this instrument.
What is a psychrometer?
What is a Low pressure system?
Used to measure the pressure of the air around us
What is a barometer?
A high feathery cloud.
What is Cirrus?
Wind blowing towards the South is called a south wind.
What is False? Wind is named after the direction it is coming from.
Cold air can hold more water vapor than warm air.
What is False?
An airmass that is humid and cool
What is Maritime Polar?
An Anamometer.
What is used to measure Wind Speed?
In order for condensation to happen these 2 things need to be present.
What is water vapor and condensation nuclei/dust/solid particles?
Wind always blows.
What is from High to Low pressure?
I have a ___________ difference in my wet bulb and dry bulb temperature when I read 100% humidity.
What is Low/Small?
This air mass causes our skin to be dry during the winter time.
What is a Continental Polar air mass?
Used to measure Humidity
The temperature needed for clouds to form.
What is the dew point?
These are strong fast flowing currents that blow from West to East around the globe.
To find humidity I need my dry bulb temperature and my _____________.
What is difference in temperatures?
In a Low Pressure System the air falls
What is False? High pressure falls pushing low pressure systems up. Therefore they raise
Used to collect water that precipitates.
What is a rain gauge?
Clouds are typically seen in this pressure system.
What is a Low pressure system?
This tends to come with southern winds.
What is an increase in temperature?
This helps to cool your body temperature
What is evaporating sweat?
When a cold moving air mass runs HEAD in into a slow moving warm air mass
What is an Stationary front?