CLOUDS
WIND
FRONTS
WEATHER TOOLS
SEVERE WEATHER
100
water rises, then settles on dust particles then the temperature drops and _____ forms
How are clouds formed?
100
____ is caused by differences in air pressure
What is wind caused by?
100
Sudden drop of temperature
What is the temperature when a cold front moves in?
100
A tool that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
A swirling funnel cloud of destruction
What is a tornado?
200
Big, gray storm clouds that bring rain and thunderstorms
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
200
Breezes that flow from sea to land
What is a sea breeze?
200
Heavy rain, sometimes with thunderstorms
What type of precipitation do cold fronts bring?
200
A tool that measures precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
200
A calm spot in the middle of a hurricane
What is the eye of a hurricane?
300
Small, wispy clouds made from ice crystals
What is a cirrus cloud
300
Winds that flow up mountain slopes because the valley is warmer
What is a valley wind?
300
The winds are blowing south to southeast
What are the winds doing before a warm front moves in?
300
A tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
300
A watch is when severe weather might happen, and a warning is when severe weather will happen
What is the difference between a watch and a warning?
400
tall, puffy clouds that bring overcast skies
What is a stratus cloud?
400
The most steady winds that meet at the equator
What are trade winds?
400
Stratus and variations of stratus
What type of clouds are there while a warm front passes?
400
A tool that measures humidity
What is a hydrometer?
400
An abnormal surge of water generated by a storm
What is a storm surge?
500
Water evaporates and then forms a cloud (2nd part of the water cycle)
What is condensation?
500
Movement of air over Earth's surface in patterns that are world-wide.
What is global wind?
500
A tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
500
Destruction, loss of property and even death.
What is the result of severe weather?
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