Clouds
what is cirrus?
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called this
what is precipitation?
This is the strongest category that a hurricane can be ranked
What is a category 5?
This tool is used to determine the temperature of the air outside
What is a thermometer?
This fraction of the world's total water is frozen
what is 2/100, or 2%?
Clouds are formed when this kind of air rises, expands, and cools
What is warm air?
Humidity is the amount of this in the air
What is moisture?
Tornados typically form out of these kinds of storm systems, which cause devastating thunderstorms and have a signature rotating updraft present
What is a supercell?
If you want to measure the air pressure, this tool should be your pick
What is a barometer?
This fraction of the world's surface is covered by water
This type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky
what is Stratus?
Electrical charges in clouds can produce lightning, which in turn causes this
What is thunder?
According to the National Weather Service, a blizzard is an storm that lasts for atleast 3 hours, with a lot of snowing, with winds blowing at atleast this speed
What is 35 miles per hour?
If you're curious about the wind direction, take a look at one of these. You can usually find them on top of barns
What is a wind vane?
This is the name of the third largest ocean
What is the Indian Ocean?
This is the type of cloud that appears when a thunderstorm happens
what is a cumulonimbus cloud?
When clouds mix with the pollution caused by factories and cars, it creates this deadly mixture, whose name is a combination of two different words
What is smog?
This is the beginning month and the ending month of the Atlantic Hurricane Season
What is June to November?
These things orbit the Earth, and help provide useful data about the weather from above
What is a satellite?
This is the temperature that water freezes at, in Fahrenheit
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit?
We think of clouds as soft and light like a pillow, but in reality they are large and heavy. According to the US Geological Survey, a cumulus cloud, with a volume of 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer, would weigh this amount
What is 1.1 million pounds?
This is the profession for someone whose job it is to predict the weather
What is a meteorologist?
Tornadoes are measured using the EF Scale, ranking tornadoes from an EF-0 to an EF-5. The letters stand for this phrase, named after the scientist who helped to develop it
What is Enhanced Fujita?
This tool is helpful for telling you the exact speed of the wind
What is an anemometer?
This percentage of the Earth's water is the amount that is actually able for humans to use
What is 1/100, or 1%?