Weather or Climate
Air Masses and Fronts
Weather Tools
Precipitation/Clouds
200
something that can change day to day outside.
What is weather?
200
How do we classify air masses?
temperature and moisture
200
I measure the direction of wind.
What is a wind vane?
200
Can be considered a type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see
What is fog?
400
Check this to help decide what you are going to wear today.
Mon 80°F Humid
Tue 89°F
What is the weather forecast?
400
Air masses that form over land in the poles are
Cold and dry
400
You feel this when it is hot and there is moisture in the air (amount of water vapor)
What is humidity?
400
rain that is considered especially heavy with lightening usually occurs during what types of weather
What is thunderstorms?
600
What the conditions are like in a specific area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
600
Air masses that form over the ocean near the equator are called
Warm and humid
600
Used to measure the amount of air pressure
Barometer
600
Name 3 types of precipitation
rain, sleet, snow, hail
800
Desert:
Weather or Climate type?
Climate type
800
Cooler air moves towards warm air. What type of front is moving in?
cold front
800
I am a scientist that predicts the forecast.
What is a meteorologist?
800
Type of cloud associated with storms
Cumulonimbus
1000
Climate is determined but what factors? give 2
Latitude, Altitude, Land to water, Ocean/air currents
1000
When warm and cool mass collide the masses move in what direction?
Warm up, Cool down
1000
Wind Speed? Use me to measure it.
anemometer?
1000
Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely
What is sleet?