These clouds are puffy and dome shaped. They look like cotton balls. They MAY bring rain or snow. I am seen around noon or later in the afternoon.
What is Cumulus
100
This measures the amount of rain that falls
What is rain gauge
100
Winds in the U.S. typically travel in this direction
What is From West to East
100
What forms when air masses meet.
What is a front?
100
This is the process by which liquid water is turned into a gas. The particles spread apart.
What is evaporation
200
These clouds are flat, sheet like clouds that usually bring storms and rain. Their name means layer
What is stratus
200
Air temperature is measured by this instrument
What is thermometer
200
Sunlight passes through but DOES NOT heat it.
What is the air?
200
When air masses meet they...
Stay separate or mix together
What is stay separate?
200
This is the process by which water vapor is turned into droplets. The particles move close together
What is condensation
300
These are thunderclouds. They are usually gray in color and puffy.
What is cumulonimbus
300
This measures air pressure (or the weight of air)
What is barometer
300
The air is heated by the heat FROM this.
What is the ground (earth's surface)? Solids and liquids.
300
Low pressure tends to bring ________ air
What is warm
300
Rain, sleet, snow and hail are all forms of this
What is precipitation
400
This is what clouds are made out of.
What is water vapor.
400
This instrument tells wind direction
What is wind vane (weather vane)
400
Cool air forms this.
What is a high pressure area?
400
An air mass is a large body of air with about the same_________ and ___________.
What is temperature and humidity?
400
The process when some water soaks into the ground and other water goes into lakes, rivers, and streams.
What is run off?
500
These clouds are usually associated with fair weather. They are found high in the sky and may mean a change of weather is approaching. They are feather-looking clouds made out of ice crystals.
What is cirrus
500
An anemometer measures this
What is wind speed
500
Warm air forms this.
What is a low-pressure area?
500
This is the word for the average weather over a long period of time
What is climate
500
The order of the water cycle is_________, _________, ___________, and ___________.
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff?