Clouds
These types of clouds are associated with thunderstorms
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
What is wind?
What is uneven heating of earth's surface?
What is when hot and cold air masses collide? (movement of high to low pressure)
To measure wind speed, a ________ is needed
What is an anemometer?
What type of weather is associated with fronts?
What is rainy? (or precipitation)
How will a change in air pressure affect the weather condition?
What is affecting wind speed?
If it is a nice day with fair weather, what type of clouds might you see?
What are cirrus clouds?
What is the Jet Stream?
How does it affect weather?
What is a barrier of wind between hot and cold air?
What is it moves weather systems around the U.S.?
The amount of precipitation that has fallen is measured with a ____
What is a rain gauge?
When a warm and a cold front collide what is the result?
What is precipitation?
Why does N.C. weather come from the west?
What is because the jet stream moves west to east?
These clouds are low-level clouds that are puffy and cotton like
What are cumulus clouds?
What is the Gulf Stream?
What is a body of water hat travels along the east coast of the U.S.?
This tool is used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
A _____ front occurs when a cold air mass moves forward, pushing the warm air mass up?
What is a cold front?
I check my barometer on a nice day, and it is dropping. What are most likely the weather conditions?
What is cool and sunny?
Fog is what type of cloud?
What is stratus?
The average weather over a long period of time is _____
What is climate?
If a scientist wants to measure the amount of water vapor in the air, what tool is needed?
What is a hygrometer?
True or False:Cold air moves under warm air in a front.
Why?
What is TRUE? Because heat rises.
What are the winds that bring US most of our weather?
The prevailing westerlies
How are clouds formed?
What is condensation? When water vapor condenses, cools, and turns back to liquid and water droplets join together.
The process of sun heating a body of water and turning it into a gas is _____
What is evaporation?
To measure wind direction, the tool used is a ______
What is a wind vane?
How does the Gulf Stream affect a hurricane that is traveling along the coast of North Carolina?
What is its warm, tropical water will cause it to gain intensity?
How do winds blow during the day at the beach? What is the direction they move?
What is a sea breeze? They blow from the sea to the land