Weather
Tools
Tools
Weather
Terms
Terms
Precipitation
Weather Relationships
Clouds and More Weather
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What is this tool and what does it measure?
rain gauge, amount of rain fall
100
What term describes what the atmosphere is like at a certain time and place?
Weather
100
What type of precipitation will most likely occur if temperatures are above freezing?
Rain
100
Low pressure systems bring what type of weather?
Wet weather: Stormy, cloudy, rainy
100
What types of clouds are associated with fair weather?
Cumulous and Cirrus
200
What is this tool and what does it measure. 
Weather vane, direction of the wind.
200
What refers to how hot or cold the air is?
Temperature
200
What two types of precipitation form when temperatures are below freezing?
Snow/sleet
200
High pressure systems bring what kind of weather?
Fair weather: clear skies, sunny, cooler temperatures, low humidity
200
Which type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
300
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
A barometer
300
What is humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air.
300
Which type of precipitation...
1. Starts as snow
2. Encounters a warm pocket of air and melts as it falls
3. Encounters a cold pocket of air and freezes before it hits the ground
Sleet
300
What happens to the air pressure in an area when the humidity increases?
it decreases/gets lower
300
As altitude increases, temperature _________
decreases
400
What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
anemometer
400
What is caused by the weight of all the air in the atmosphere pressing on everything around it?
Air Pressure
400
What season would you be most likely to see hail?
Summer
400
The _________ the air pressure, the warmer the air temperature
lower
400
As altitude increases, air pressure__________________.
Decreases
500
What instrument is used to measure humidity?
A hygrometer
500
What is another name for air pressure?
Barometric pressure
500
How does hail form?
During a storm, pieces of ice are blown upward into a cloud. Each time the ice blows back up into the cloud, a new layer of ice is formed. When it becomes too heavy to stay in the cloud, it falls to the Earth as hail.
500
When winds blow from the north, you can expect these types of temperatures in Florida.
Cooler temperatures
500
How does proximity to the ocean affect temperatures on the coast compared to cities further inland?
Summer- cooler coast, warmer inland
Winter- warmer coast, cooler inland