Weather Tools
Clouds
Precipitation/Storms
Weather Terms
Misc
100
The tool that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
White, puffy clouds that look like cotton balls.
What are cumulus clouds?
100
Drops of water falling from this sky
What is rain?
100
Water in gas form
What is water vapor?
100
These are used to observe weather from above Earth.
What are satellites?
200
This tool measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
200
What water vapor condenses around to form clouds in the atmosphere.
What are specks of dust?
200
Precipitation that begins as drops of water but freezes in the atmosphere is called
What is freezing rain?
200
What the air is like at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
200
Scientists collect data about the atmosphere by using these.
What are weather balloons?
300
This tool measures precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
300
These clouds are thin, wispy, and form high above the ground.
What are cirrus clouds?
300
Small, white precipitation that can cause dangerous travel and schools to close is called this.
What is snow?
300
How hot or cold the air is.
What is air temperature?
300
Air is a ______ that takes up space and can move things.
What is gas?
400
A barometer measures _________, while an anemometer measures _________.
What are air pressure and wind speed?
400
Clouds that are so close to the ground you can actually walk in them are called this.
What is fog?
400
This storm has a long funnel and causes damage on land.
What is a tornado?
400
The layers of gases and dust that surround Earth make up this.
What is the atmosphere?
400
Snow, rain, freezing rain, and sleet are all examples of this.
What is precipitation?
500
The tool that measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
500
Flat, gray or white layers of clouds that can cover most of the sky have this name.
What is stratus?
500
This is a type of large, severe storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms over the ocean.
What is a hurricane?
500
Air that moves.
What is wind?
500
A severe snowstorm is called this.
What is a blizzard?
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