Weather or Climate
Air Masses and Fronts
Map Symbols
Weather Tools
Miscellaneous
200
I am something that can change day to day outside.
What is weather?
200
This is a body of air that has the same temperature and humidity.
What is air mass?
200
This shows as a big H on a weather map.
What is high pressure?
200
Tool used to measure air pressure
Barometer
200
The direction mist weather moves
Where is East to West?
400
Sun 107°F 99°C
Mon 120°F 104°C T
Tue 89°F 09°C
What is weather forecast?
400
This air mass forms where it is cold and dry.
What is Continental Polar?
400
This shows as a big L on a weather map.
What is low Pressure?
400
This tool collects rain and measures it
Rain Guage
400
This temperature of air is warm it rises. When it is cold it sinks.
What is Convection Current?
600
What the conditions are like in a specific area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
600
This air mass forms where it is warm and humid.
What is Maritime Tropical?
600
This shows as a cold front on a weather map.
What is blue line with triangles?
600
Measures wind direction.
Wind Vane
600
Name the four main types of clouds.
What are Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus, and Cirrus?
800
Most of Somalia and much of other African countries are this type of climate.
What is desert Climate?
800
This type of front is formed when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass.
What is a cold front?
800
This is how a warm front is shown on a weather map.
What is red line with half circles?
800
Tool used to measure how fast molecules are moving
Thermometer
800
Rain, Hail, Snow, and Sleet are examples of this.
Precipitation
1000
In Virginia, the weather is coldest in this season and we typically see snow.
What is winter?
1000
This is a type of front happens when a warm air mass slowly moves over a cold air mass.
What is a warm front?
1000
This is shown as a red and blue line with half-circles AND spikes.
What is a stationary Front?
1000
Device used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
1000
The stage in the water cycle where water on the ground rises into the atmosphere due to the heat from the sun
Evaporation