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What do you call smooth, gray clouds that cover the entire sky blocking sunlight and producing light rain?
What is... Stratus Clouds
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Forces air up creating condensation, cloud formation, and precipitation...
What is... Low pressure
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Feathery clouds associated with fair weather are called...
What is... Cirrus Clouds
100
A __________________ forms when warm, moist air meets dry, cold air cause wind directions to change and an increase in wind speed.
What is... tornado
200
What do you call fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms?
What is... Cumulus Clouds
200
A tool used to measure wind speed...
What is... Anemometer
200
When a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass causing temperatures to rise and the air to become humid is called a ...
What is... warm front
200
Cold and warm fronts are moving ____________ ____________.
What is... air masses
300
Causes a sinking movement in the air which produces clear skies and fair weather...
What is... high pressure
300
A tool used to measure atmospheric pressure...
What is... Barometer
300
A ___________________ is a type of storm formed over water?
What is... Hurricane
300
___________________ clouds are associated with stormy weather.
What is... Cumulonimbus
400
When a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass, creating wind and stormy weather conditions...
What is... cold front
400
Two air masses that are not moving or moving very slowly...
What is... Stationary Front
400
______________ is produced by stratus clouds.
What is... drizzle
400
Which symbol represents a stationary front? You may draw it on the board.
What is...
500
A tool used to determine the wind's direction...
What is... Weathervane
500
The average weather conditions for a certain region...
What is... Climate
500
Cold air masses move _______________ than warm air masses.
What is... faster
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Which tool would a meteorologist use to help determine the direction a storm is moving in?
What is... weathervane
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