Weather Tools
What tool is used to measure rainfall?
rain gauge
Flat gray clouds that are low in the sky and usually mean light rain and snow flurries are _________ clouds.
stratus
A thunderstorm has more _________ than a rainstorm.
wind
Type of precipitation when it is around 32*F
sleet
A ruler is used to measure _______
snowfall
A cirrus cloud usually means what type of weather?
fair weather or a change in weather
___________ is being recorded on the chart below.
Day 1: 67*F
Day 2: 71*F
Day 3: 69*F
Day 4: 70*F
Day 5: 72*F
air temperature
Precipitation when it is above 32*F
rain
This weather tool is used to measure the direction of the wind
wind vane
Cumulus clouds are a sign what type of weather?
fair weather
The most important goal of weather forecasting is to save _________ and property.
lives
Precipitation when temperature is below 32*F
snow
An anemometer is used to measure ________
wind speed
___________ clouds cause thunderstorms
cumulonimbus
Temperature, humidity, and air speed are measurements of ________.
air
Winds from the south mean the temperature will get warm then the temperature ________ and it _________.
drops and storms
A weather tool that measures the air pressure is a _____________
barometer
There must be clouds in the sky to have any ______________
precipitation
Who is the god of Thunder?
THOR!
The four types of precipitation are:
rain, snow, sleet, and hail