Weather Tools
Severe Weather
Clouds
Water Cycle
Hodge Podge
200
This tool measure the temperature of the air
Thermometer
200
This Cloud tells you a thunderstorm is on its way.
Cumulonimbus
200
Big, fluffy, bright white clouds usually found at a medium to low height
Cumulus
200
Heat from the ____________ causes water to turn from a liquid to a vapor
The sun
200
The person that studies the weather is called this....
Meteorologist
300
This tool measures the air pressure
Barometer
300
This has rain, thunder and lightning.
Thunderstorm
300
Fog is considered this type of low level cloud
Stratus
300
This type of precipitation is the most common and takes place when drops of liquid water fall
Rain
300
This is a prediction about future weather by using weather tools and data
Weather Forecast
400
This weather tool measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen
Rain Gauge
400
This can flood and damage homes due to strong winds and rain usually starting in the ocean and moving towards coastline cities.
Hurricane
400
Wispy white clouds often made of ice crystals found high in the sky
Cirrus
400
This stage is when tiny droplets or rain or ice collect and form these clouds.
condensation
400
This is called the daily conditions in the atmosphere
weather
500
This weather instrument measures the wind speed
Anemometer
500
These might happen during a severe thunderstorm. They appear as a a rotating winds going down from the clouds in a funnel until they touch the ground.
Tornado
500
Storm clouds
Cumulonimbus
500
Another name for rain, snow, hail.
Precipitation
500
This type of air pressure generally brings strong winds, clouds and precipitation
Low Pressure
600
This weather tool tells you the wind direction
Wind Vane
600
Very similar to a hurricane however brings more rain and experiences slower wind speeds
What is a Typhoon
600
Type of cloud that can bring light rain and covers the sky like a blanket
Stratus
600
This occurs when the sun heats up water on the Earth.
Evaporation
600
This is the amount of water in the air
Humidity