Clouds
Masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. They need three things to form- water vapor, the water vapor must cool and condense into a solid, and particles of dust cling to.
What is a cloud?
9 x 12
What is 108 ?
125 / 2
What is 62.5 ?
A tool used to measure how warm something is.
What is a thermometer?
A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
What is a cold front?
A mid-level cloud with a puffy shape that seems to appear to rise up from a flat bottom.
What is a Cumulus cloud?
12 x 12
What is 144 ?
268 / 4
What is 67 ?
A tool used to measure the amount of rain or percipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
The average weather pattern of a region.
What is climate?
Low-level, banket-like, gray clouds that cover the sky. These clouds often bring longer lasting rain showers.
What is a Stratus cloud?
26 x 5
What is 130 ?
1025 / 25
What is 41 ?
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
Forms when two air masses meet and stop moving or move very little. They can cause rain for several days.
What is a stationary front?
A high-level cloud with a feather-like shape, made of ice crystals.
What is a Cirrus cloud?
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What is 376 ?
8654 / 20
What is 432.7 ?
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
A warm water current that flows from the south to the north along the east coast of the U.S. and then further out to the Atlantic ocean. This flow of warm water along thr rast coast makes the temperature milder.
What is the Gulf Steam?
A cloud that is at or near the ground. This is a type of stratus cloud.
What is fog?
23 x 45
What is 1,035 ?
9471 / 77
What is 123?
A tool used to measure humidity (moisture) in the air.
What is a Hygrometer?
An air current that flows from west to east across North America, greatly affecting its weather. The position of this can make our weather warmer or cooler.
What is a jet stream?