Weather Tools
A tool that measures the temperature
Samanvi is outside, but suddenly the cute puffy clouds start growing bigger and bigger! Soon after leaving the park she hears thunder outside, what type of cloud is she likely to see?
What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
What is Weather?
A cold air mass that takes over a warm air mass, usually brings brief thunderstorms and cumulonimbus clouds
What is a Cold Front?
A large multi-level anvil shaped cloud that brings thunderstorms
What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
A tool that measures wind direction
What is a Wind Vane, Wind Sock, or Weather Vane?
What is Lousy Weather; thunderstorms
The average temperature and precipitation in an area
What is Climate?
A warm air mass that takes over a cold air mass and brings warmer temperatures along with some light precipitation at the leading edge
What is a Warm Front?
A cloud with a flat bottom, puffy and white, present during fair weather
What are Cumulus Clouds?
A tool that measures the wind speed
What is a anemometer?
Recently there has been some strange weather in North America, and even some unusually cold water off the Pacific Coast in South America. What could be the cause of this?
There are three types of global winds, what are they? Which one affects the U.S.?
What are The Prevailing Westerlies
When a warm and a cold air mass meet but neither moves out of the way for the other, bringing light precipitation for several days to areas along the leading edge
What is a Stationary Front?
Small wispy clouds located high in the atmosphere. They are present in fair weather but predict a change in weather
What is Cirrus Clouds?
What is a barometer?
A student reports that the sky in their area has cirrus clouds. What is most likely the weather conditions right now in their area?
What is Fair Weather?
Marcus is thinking of moving to North Carolina, he is coming from Alaska where it is very cold and snows a lot. He wants to know what it's like here. What are you describing?
What is The Climate
Describe the jet stream; include the direction that it moves
The jet stream is a narrow air current, above is warm and below is cold, it moves from west to east
Clouds that are low level, and act as a blanket for the sky, usually bring light precipitation
What are Stratus Clouds?
A tool that measures the amount of water vapor (humidity) in the air
What is a Hydrometer?
After watching the weather forecast for the next week, Tony notices that a warm front is approaching, what kind of weather would he expect, and what should he wear?
He should expect light precipitation on the first day, so he needs a raincoat, but after that the temperatures will increase and he can wear a tee shirt the rest of the week!
This causes the seasons to happen
What is the Tilt of Earth on its Axis?
Describe the difference between sea and land breeze
Sea Breeze: When warm ocean air moves to the cooler land, happens at night
Land Breeze: When warm land air moves to the cooler ocean, happens during the day
Clouds that are made of ice crystals high in the atmosphere
What are Cirrus Clouds?