Vocab
Tools
Weather Maps
Severe Weather
Misc
100
A prediction of the weather in the near future.
What is a forecast?
100
A tool to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
100
This term refers to temperature, air pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, etc.
What is weather?
100
A large, tropical storm that forms over warm oceans.
What is a hurricane?
100
This should be checked before making plans for outdoor activities.
What is the forecast?
200
An area of air pressure less than the surrounding area.
What is a low?
200
This is used my meteorologists to analyze weather data.
What is a weather map?
200
This direction is usually up and to the right on most maps.
What is northeast?
200
This is caused by the rapid expansion of air molecules due to the heat produced by lightning.
What is thunder?
200
These are two reasons forecasts are important.
What are to prepare for severe weather and to plan activities/what to wear?
300
These clouds look big and puffy.
What are cumulus?
300
This tool measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300
This is represented by an H.
What is a high?
300
This is caused by electrons flowing from a negatively charged area to a positively charged area.
What is lightning?
300
These are the two factors that determine how much water vapor air can hold.
What are temperature and volume?
400
This is where a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass.
What is a warm front?
400
This tool works because matter expands when heated, and contacts when cooled.
What is a thermometer?
400
This is represented by triangles along a line.
What is a cold front?
400
This can be formed by the upward motion of warm, moist air.
What is a thunderstorm?
400
This type of pressure is associated with fair weather.
What is a high?
500
This term means a tornado could form.
What is a tornado watch?
500
This tool tells the distance and direction of a storm.
What is Doppler radar?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Where does a cold front form AND what kind of weather is found there?
500
This can form when air pressure drops suddenly during a thunderstorm.
What is a tornado?
500
This compares the amount of water vapor in the air to how much could be in the air at that temperature and volume.
What is relative humidity?
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