Weather Tools
This tool measures air temperature
Thermometer
This is the layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs, in which planes fly and in which we live.
What is the troposphere?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of this stage of the water cycle.
What is precipitation?
the air that makes up the atmosphere that exerts pressure on objects from all direction.
Air Pressure
These are tall, towering, dark storm clouds that bring thunderstorms and heavy rain.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
This word means RainStorm
Nimbus
This tool determines wind direction
Weather vane
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere, which lies in the middle of the other layers about 30-50miles (50-85km) above the Earth's surface. This layer protects us from meteors by burning them up.
What is the mesosphere?
This stage of the water cycle happens as a result of heat from the Sun turning liquid water into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
a large body of air with similar temperatures and air pressure
Air Mass
This is what we call an extremely low-lying stratus cloud that lies along the surface of the Earth.
What is fog?
A continuous loop where carbon keeps moving around the earth between living things and the atmosphere
The Carbon Cycle
This instrument is used by meteorologists to measure atmospheric pressure.
What is a barometer?
This is the outermost layer of the atmosphere, extending 6,000 miles above the Earth's surface to the edge of space. Communication satellites can be found in this layer.
What is the exosphere?
In this stage of the water cycle, water cools and changes from a gas to a liquid.
What is condensation?
When air pressure rises weather....
Gets better
These are thin, wispy, curly clouds that are found high in the sky and indicate a change in weather is coming.
The layer of gases that surround earth
The Atmosphere
This tool measures the density of liquids (Humidity)
Hygrometer
This layer of the atmosphere extends from about 10 miles to 30 miles above the Earth's surface, containing the ozone layer which blocks ultraviolet rays. Weather balloons can be found in this layer.
What is the stratosphere?
This is the stage of the water cycle in which water evaporates through the leaves of plants.
What is transpiration?
what do we call the metric units of measure on a barometer
Millibars
spread out; appear layered and form in the lower part of the cloud layer.
Stratus
the process of water soaking into the ground.
Infiltration
This instrument is used by meteorologists to measure wind speed.
This is the lower layer of the thermosphere, in which ions energized by ultraviolet light produce the aurora borealis, or northern lights.
What is the ionosphere?
This is the stage of the water cycle in which water falls to the Earth's surface and gathers in rivers, streams, lakes, oceans, or underground.
What is collection/accumulation?
which 4 elements does weather depend on
*Temp.
*Wind
*Air
Pressure
*Precipitation (moisture)
heap, mass; appear puffy, form in the middle part of the cloud layer, almost always mean fair weathe
Cumulus
Wind always blows from areas of ________ towards areas of _____________
High Pressure; Low Pressure