Clouds
Weather Facts
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Weather Patterns
100
What are clouds made of?
What is water and dust particles
100
Humidity is the amount of this in the air?
What is water or moisture
100

The symbol for a cold front is a curved line with this shape on it

What is triangle

100

I measure the speed of wind

What is anemometer

100

In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?

What is west to east

200
Name 3 types of clouds
What is cumulous, stratus and cirrus
200
When clouds become saturated it begins to
What is rain
200

A curved line with semi cirlcles on it is the symbol for a?

What is warm front

200

if you have a fever or to meausre the temperature of the air, use me

What is a thermometer

200

What causes warmer temperatures in European countries?

Gulf Stream

300
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is cirrus
300
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
What is precipitation
300

The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?

What is cloudy skies and rainy weather

300
Feeling like the air is weighing down on you, to measure air pressure use me
What is a barometer
300

What winds cause weather to move across the United States?

What are the prevailing westerlies

400
what type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
What is Stratus
400
Electrical charges in clouds can produce
What is lightning
400

When a cold front is above you, this kind of weather will occur.

What is heavy rains or violent thunderstorms

400
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it
What is a rain gauge
400

Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?

What are hot and dry

500
clouds form when this kind of air rises, expands and cools.
What is warm air
500
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a
What is a meteorologist
500

warm air mass meets and rises above cold air masses during this kind of front

What is warm

500

Use this tool to measure the humidity in the air

What is a hygrometer 

500

It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

What is a jet stream

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