Weather Instruments
Weather Predictions
Storm and Front Types
Cloud
Types
Weather
Miscellaneous
100
An instrument to record the amount of rainfall in a given area
What is a rain gauge?
100
Liquid that falls from the sky when a cloud becomes saturated (too heavy)
What is rain?
100
A giant swirling storm that brings rain and heavy winds and forms over the Atlantic Ocean
What is a hurricane?
100
high feathery clouds that usually mean a change in weather is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
100
layers of air around the earth
What is the atmosphere?
200
An instrument for measuring temperature
What is a thermometer?
200
mixture of snow and rain
What is sleet?
200
a storm that forms when cumulus clouds pile up and brig rain, wind, and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?
200
thick, gray clouds that often brin rain
What are stratus clouds?
200
A scientist that studies weather
What is a meteorologist?
300
An instrument that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
300
raindrops frozen into crystals in a storm cloud
What is hail?
300
columns of warm air spinning upward forming funnel clouds
What is a tornado?
300
puffy white clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
300
Pressure that usually brings dry, clear, weather conditions
What is High Pressure?
400
An instrument that measures wind speed
What is anemometer?
400
rain drops in the atmosphere forming crystals
What is snow?
400
When a cold air mass collides with a warm airmass creating a light rain that does not last long
What is a cold front?
400
tall cumulus clouds that bring thunderstorms
What are cumulus clouds?
400
Pressure that usually brings clouds, rain, and wind
What is low pressure?
500
An instrument that measures the amount of humidity in the air
What is a hygrometer?
500
Another name for rain
What is precipitation?
500
When a warm air mass collides with a cold airmass creating rain, snow, or fog that may last one to two days
What is a warm front?
500
Greek prefix which mean "rain"
What is nimbus?
500
WAVY-TV 10's meterologist's name
Who is Jeremey Wheeler?
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