Weather
The current condition of the outside atmosphere in a location.
What is weather?
What causes low visibility, lots of wind and snow?
What is a Blizzard?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
Colbin wants to measure the wind that was blowing from the Northeast. Which weather instrument would he use?
A. Barometer
B. Wind Vane
C. Wind Gauge
D. Thermometer
What is a wind vane?
Rain that occurs on a certain day of the week is describing _________________________.
A. Climate
B. Seasons
C. Temperature
D. Weather
What is weather?
All weather is caused by _______________________.
What is the Sun heating the Earth?
A mixture of snow and rain as well as raindrops that freeze.
What is sleet?
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that the weather will change in the next 24 hours
What are cirrus clouds?
Gregory wants to measure the amount of precipitation that had fallen in Long Beach yesterday. Which weather instrument would he use?
A. Rain Gauge
B. Barometer
C. Anemometer
D. Thermometer
What is a rain gauge?
Gavin sees puffy, white clouds in the sky and he thinks they look like a dog. What kind of cloud is he most likely looking at?
A. Cumulonimbus
B. Cumulus
C. Stratus
D. Cirrus
What are cumulus clouds?
Weather includes
A. Temperature
B. Precipitation
C. Wind
D. All of the Above
What is all of the above?
The way that the water moves all around the Earth
What is the water cycle?
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
Alyssa wants to measure the speed of the wind. Which weather instrument would she use?
A. Thermometer
B. Rain Gauge
C. Barometer
D. Anemometer
What is an anemometer?
Omari looks out the classroom window and notices tall, dark clouds. It has been raining outside for two days straight. What kinds of clouds are most likely in the sky?
A. Stratus
B. Cirrus
C. Cumulus
D. Cumulonimbus
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
A scientist that uses weather instruments to understand, explain, and forecast the weather
What is a meteorologist?
A violent rotating column of air
What is a tornado?
Flat, gray, layered clouds cover the sky like a blanket. They are the lowest to the ground and often form fog or mist
What are stratus clouds?
Olivia wants to measure air pressure. Which weather instrument would she use?
A. Barometer
B. Rain Gauge
C. Anemometer
D. Thermometer
What is a barometer?
Chyna and her best friend are in the car looking at the layered clouds. Chyna says the clouds are stratus clouds. Which statement best explains what will happen?
A. It will rain.
B. It will form into a tornado.
C. It will be cloudy.
D. It will snow.
What is it will rain?
True or False:
Weather happens on a specific day.
What is true?
A way scientists measure the strength of tornadoes
What is the Fujita Scale ?
Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus, and Cirrus
What are the four types of clouds?
Anthony wants to measure the temperature in the air in Gulfport for October 3, 2018. Which weather instrument would he use?
A. Rain Gauge
B. Anemometer
C. Thermometer
D. Wind Vane
What is a thermometer?
Explain the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.
What is a tornado watch means tornadoes are possible in your area. A tornado warning mean that a tornado is either on the ground or has been detected?