Weather tools
What tool would you use to measure temperature?
What is a thermometer?
What term describes the average weather conditions over a long period?
What is climate?
What is a rapidly rotating storm system that forms over warm ocean water?
What is a hurricane?
What type of front occurs when a cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass?
What is a cold front?
What type of system is usually associated with cloudy and rainy weather?
What is low pressure?
Which instrument shows the direction of the wind?
What is a wind vane?
What do we call the boundary where two air masses meet?
What is a front?
What is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm?
What is a tornado?
What happens when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass and they do not move?
What is a stationary front?
What causes high pressure systems to be associated with fair weather?
What is sinking air?
What tool measures atmospheric pressure?
What is a barometer?
What is a system of high pressure typically associated with clear skies?
What is high pressure?
What type of storm brings heavy rain and strong winds?
What is a tropical storm?
During which type of breeze does land cool faster than the ocean at night?
What is a land breeze?
How does a low-pressure system affect wind direction?
What is it causes winds to blow towards the center?
Which device measures wind speed?
What is an anemometer?
What phenomenon is characterized by a warm ocean current that influences weather patterns?
What is the Gulf Stream?
What is the term for a severe storm that produces hail, strong winds, and lightning?
What is a thunderstorm?
What is the breeze called that occurs during the day when land heats up faster than water?
What is a sea breeze?
What type of weather is typically found in areas of high pressure?
What is clear and sunny weather?
What is the name of the tool used to collect and measure rainfall?
What is a rain gauge?
What is the name given to the seasonal wind pattern in coastal areas?
What is a land and sea breeze?
What type of front brings long periods of steady rain?
What is a warm front?
What are the effects of a strong low-pressure system on the surrounding areas?
What is it can lead to severe weather conditions such as storms?