Weather Instruments
Clouds
Water Cycle
Weather Information
Fronts and Pressure
100
I measure temperature
What is a thermometer
100
I bring thunderstorms
What is a culumnimbus
100
Runoff
What is water that reaches the ground
100
Meterorologist
What is a person that studies weather
100
This front brings heavy rain or thunderstorms and moves warm air out.
What is cold front.
200
I look like this
What is a barometer
200
I am a high cloud made of ice crystals
What is a cirrus cloud
200
the way water returns to the earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
What is precipitation.
200
National Weather Service
What is government agency that monitors weather from satellites
200
This pressure system has sunshine, clear skies, and stable weather.
What is high pressure
300
I measure the amount of precipitation
What is a rain gauge
300
Cumulus clouds
What are clouds that are high, fluffy and appear during fair weather
300
An important item needed for the water cycle to work
What is the sun
300
A prediction of the weather
What is a forecast
300
This front brings light rain for several days and moves a cold air mass.
What is warm front
400
Anemometer
What is a tool that measures wind speed
400
Stratus cloud
What are clouds that are low, gray, flat clouds that often bring long periods of steady rain or snow.
400
Evaporation
What is when the sun's energy causes water on the earth surface to enter the air as water vapor.
400
How weather travels across the United States
What is west to east
400
This pressure system has storms, is cloudy and has unstable weather.
What is low pressure
500
I measure humidity
What is a hygrometer
500
I am formed when a cloud is located close to the ground. This cloud holds moisture but does not form rain.
What is fog
500
Water vapor that rises into the air, cools and condenses into drops of water. When this happens clouds are formed
What is condensation
500
How do meteorologists track and predict weather?
What is using satellites and weather balloons
500
A meterolologist reports a cold front coming in to your area, what kind of weather can you expect.
What is cold air and storms
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