Weather/climate
storms
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Instruments
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What is weather?
Short term forecast that details conditions including temperature, precipitation and cloud cover. 
100
What does T stand for on a weather map?
Thunderstorm
100
What is precipitation?
Any state of water that falls from the atmosphere. 
100
What is relative humidity?
It is the percent of moisture in the atmosphere. 
100
What does a thermometer measure?
temperature
200
Name two variables of weather.
temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, air pressure, amount of rain/snow, etc...
200
What kind of powerful storm develops over the ocean before hitting land?
Hurricane
200
What does Z stand for on a weather map?
freezing rain
200
What is the relative humidity if the dry temp is 70 degrees and the wet temp is 64 degrees?
71%
200
What does a barometer measure?
air pressure
300
What is climate?

A long term list of weather conditions for a particular area or region of the globe. 

300
What kind of storm packs powerful wind and develops over land?
tornado
300
What does S stand for on a weather map?
snow
300
What is the wet bulb reading if the difference between dry and wet is 4 and relative humidity is 75%
56 degrees
300
What do we use to measure rainfall?
rain gauge. 
400
Who is the scientist that studies weather?
meteorologist
400
What is a hurricane in the eastern hemisphere called?
typhoon
400
What is sleet?
Sleet is precipitation that is a combination of rain and snow. 
400
If the relative humidity is 54 percent and the difference between the wet and dry is 11 degrees, what is the dry bulb reading?
78 degrees
400
What instrument measures relative humidity?
wet/dry bulb thermometer or sling psychrometer
500
What is a predicted weather plan referred to as?
forecast 
500
What is a severe snowstorm called?
blizzard
500
Which kind of precipitation is described as a phenomenon? 
Hail
500
If the dry reading is 87 degrees and the wet bulb reading is 81 degrees, what is the relative humidity?
76.5 percent
500
What does an anemometer measure?
wind speed
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