Weather Basics
What is the term for the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place?
What is weather?
What instrument measures wind speed?
What is an anemometer?
What is the term for falling water droplets from clouds?
What is precipitation?
What do weather maps use to show areas of high and low pressure?
What are isobars?
What is the term for the regular changes in weather that happen every year in a region?
What are seasonal patterns?
What are the main components that makeup weather?
What are temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity?
How does a barometer help us understand the weather?
It measures air pressure.
What do we call the weather phenomenon characterized by strong winds and rain that moves across an area?
What is a storm?
What type of map shows the movement of cold and warm air masses?
What is a weather front map?
What do we call the large-scale patterns of winds and pressure systems that affect global weather?
What are climate patterns?
What is the measure of how much water vapor is in the air called?
What is humidity?
What is the name of the tool that measures how much rain has fallen?
A rain gauge.
What is the term for a long period of very hot and dry weather?
What is a drought?
What symbols on a weather map indicate rain?
What are raindrops OR gray shaded areas?
How do ocean currents affect weather patterns?
They influence temperature and precipitation in coastal areas.
What do we call the average weather conditions over a long period of time in a region?
What is climate?
Which instrument would you use to find out the direction of the wind?
What is a wind vane?
What kind of weather is characterized by snow or ice falling from the sky?
What is winter weather?
What do weather maps use to indicate different temperatures across regions?
What are isotherms?
What is the name of the weather pattern that brings warm and moist air to an area?
What is a warm front?
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
What is a thermometer?
What tool measures the humidity in the air?
What is a hygrometer?
What is the name for the weather condition where the sky is completely covered by clouds?
Overcast
How can you use a weather map to predict a storm's path?
By tracking the movement of low-pressure systems and fronts.
What do we call a sudden and extreme weather change that happens quickly?
What is a weather front or a weather event?