Atmosphere and Air Temperature
Weather Tools
Clouds and Precipitation
Air Pressure and Wind
Air Masses, Fronts and Climates
100
what the lower atmosphere (or troposphere) is like at any given place and time
What is weather
100
This instrument measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
a cloud at ground level
What is fog
100
air that moves horizontally
What is wind
100
the average weather pattern of a region
What is climate
200
the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
What is air pressure
200
This instrument measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
What is precipitation?
200
a wind that blows from the sea toward the land
What is sea breeze
200
a boundry between air masses with different temperatures
What is a front
300
the air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere
300
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
What is an anemometer, wind vain, and thermometer?
300
a type of cloud that forms in blanket like layers
What are stratus clouds?
300
a wind that blows from land toward the water
What is land breeze
300
a large region of the atmosphere where the air has similar properties throughout
What is air mass
400
this instrument measures air pressure
What is barometer
400
The weather just made a forecast of 82 degrees, with 2 inches of rain. What two tools will you need to check his prediction?
What is a thermometer and a rain gauge?
400
these clouds are puffy and appear to rise up from a flat bottom
What are cumulus clouds
400
a line on a map connecting places with equal air pressure
What is isobar
400
when cold air moves in under a warm air mass
What is a cold front
500
the layer closest to Earth's surface
What is troposphere
500
these weather tools would most likely be used when a meteorologist is tracking a hurricane
What is anemometer, wind vain, and barometer?
500
this type of cloud forms at a very high altitude out of ice crystals and have a wispy, featherlike shape
What are cirrus clouds
500
the curving of the path of a moving object caused by Earth's rotation
What is Coriolis effect
500
when warm air moves in over a cold air mass
What is a warm front