Weather Maps
Weather Tools
Heat Rises
Weather Safety
Water Cycle
100
Yellow, orange, or red on this kind of map tells you there is heavy precipitation.
What is a radar map?
100
A thermometer measures what?
What is temperature?
100
If warm air rises, then cold air __________.
What is sinks?
100
What is the name of the service that issues warnings about severe weather?
What is the National Weather Service?
100
Does a water droplet always travel in the same direction through the water cycle?
What is no? (A water droplet could live it's whole life in a glacier.)
200
What is the symbol for a high pressure system?
What is a capital H inside a circle?
200
What does a wind vane tell you?
What is the direction the wind is going?
200
Warm air causes what kind of pressure area?
What is a low pressure area?
200
Where should you go during a tornado warning?
What is into an inside room without windows?
200
Why is it impossible to make a perfect weather prediction?
What is because the weather is always changing?
300
What symbol has blue triangles along a line?
What is a cold front?
300
This weather tool measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300
When is the coldest time of the day?
What is right before the sun begins to rise?
300
How do you stay safe during a flash flood?
What is stay away from moving water?
300
Do warm air masses and cold air masses mix together?
What is no, they stay separate.
400
Who is the person who studies weather maps and makes predictions about the weather?
What is a meteorologist?
400
This weather tool measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
When air moves from a place with high pressure to a place with low pressure, what is created?
What is wind?
400
What are two things you should not do during a thunderstorm?
What is use the telephone, take a bath, go near a tall tree, or play outside?
400
Why do water droplets form on the outside of a cold glass of lemonade on a warm day?
What is the moisture in the warmer air cools off and condenses on the cold glass? (Just like warm air that cools off in the sky to become clouds.)
500
When a cold front arrives, what kind of weather can you expect?
What is quick, violent weather; tall storm clouds; heavy rain or thunderstorms-or in winter, a snow storm?
500
This weather tool collects information about temperature, air pressure, and humidity high above the earth.
What is a weather balloon?
500
What does a warm air mass do when it meets a cold air mass?
What is it slides slowly over a cold air mass and might bring light rain or snow for several days?
500
Is it okay to be in a car with a metal roof during a thunderstorm?
What is yes?
500
The amount of moisture in the air is measured by a what?
What is a hygrometer?
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