Fronts
What is a cold front
A front that often has thunderstorms, heavy rain and ice storms
What Weather do cirrus clouds bring?
Cirrus clouds bring good and fair weather
What is Precipitation?
Precipitation is when different forms of rain come down from a cloud
What is the Troposphere?
The Troposphere is were all weather occurs and is were we live
What is a Thermometer?
A thermometer is a tool used to measure the temperature somewhere
What is a Warm Front
A front with light rain
What are Cumulus Clouds?
Cumulus clouds are clouds that are formed at medium or low elevation
What is Evaporation?
Evaporation the stage of the water cycle were water droplets from the ground evaporate into the sky
What is the Mesosphere?
The Mesosphere is the the third layer of the atmosphere and is the coldest layer out of all of them.
What does a Sling Psychrometer do?
A Sling Psychrometer is a weather tool that is used to measure the amount of humidity that is in the air.
What type of weather does a stationary front bring?
A stationary front brings light rain but stay's in that area for days
What are stratus clouds?
Stratus clouds are the type of cloud that brings precipitation and is thicken
What is Transpiration.
Transpiration is when water vapor from plants rise and become clouds
What is the Stratosphere?
The Stratosphere is the the 2nd layer of the atmosphere and contains the Ozone Layer
What is a Barometer?
A Barometer is a weather tool that is used to measure the air pressure and determine the altitude
What is a Front
What is fog?
Fog is when condensation is formed at or near the ground.
What is Condensation?
Condensation is when water and water vapor become water droplets and form a cloud
What is the Thermosphere?
The Thermosphere is the 4th layer of the atmosphere and is also the hottest layer of it
What is a Satellite?
A Satellite is a device sent to space to gather information on what the weather is like on planets and orbits them
What is a Occluded front?
A Occluded front is two cold air masses on top of a warm air mass
What are Cumulonimbus clouds?
Cumulonimbus clouds are dark chunky clouds in the sky that would most likely bring a thunder storm or Heavy rain.
What is the difference between Transpiration and Evaporation?
Evaporation is when water from the ground evaporates in the sky and Transpiration is when water vapor from a plant rises up from the plants
What is the Exosphere and were is it?
The Exosphere is the last layer of the atmosphere, but is also known as space
What is the difference between a Isobar and a Isotherm?
A Isobar is a tool that measures Atmospheric pressure, but a Isotherm measures Compares temperature in a certain period of time