Weather Instruments
Clouds
Water Cycle
Pressure Systems/Fronts
Air Masses
100
This instrument measures wind speed.
What is anemometer
100
This cloud is low and like a blanket.
What is Stratus
100
This is the energy source for driving the water cycle
What is The Sun
100
This pressure system with rising air has winds that spiral counterclockwise and inward toward the center.
What is Low
100
This air mass is cold and dry.
What is Continental Polar or Continental Arctic
200
This instrument measures air pressure
What is A Barometer
200
This cloud is middle level and like a blanket
What is Altostratus
200
liquid changing to a gas
What is Evaporation
200
This pressure system has sinking air that spirals clockwise away from the center.
What is High
200
This air mass is warm and wet and provides the moisture for most of our storms.
What is Maritime Tropical
300
This instrument measures temperature
What is Thermometer
300
This cloud is high and feathery and made up of ice crystals
What is Cirrus
300
Gas changing to a liquid.
What is Condensation
300
This type of pressure systems usually brings precipitation and fronts.
What is Low
300
This air mass is cool and wet.
What is Maritime Polar
400
This instrument measures Relative humidity
What is psychrometer
400
This cloud is low and rainy.
What is Nimbostratus
400
Water vapor coming from the leaves of plants
What is Transpiration or Evapotranspiration
400
This type of Front often brings thunderstorms.
What is Cold or Occluded Fronts
400
This air mass is hot and dry.
What is Continental Tropical.
500
This tool "sees" precipitation in clouds
What is Radar
500
This cloud is a thunderstorm cloud.
What is Cumulonimbus
500
Solid changing directly to a gas.
What is Sublimation
500
This type of front brings longer periods of light precipitation.
What is Warm Front
500
These lines on a weather map connect areas of the same air pressure.
What are Isobars.
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