weather tools
an instrument that measures air temperature
what is a thermometer
a cloud that looks like a cotton ball
what is a cumulus cloud
the part of the water cycle where water turns in to water vapor
what is evaporation
will it be warm or cold after a warm front comes through.
what is warm
what is the first layer of the atmosphere.
what is troposphere
what a barometer measures
what is air pressure
high altitude clouds that are thin
what is cirrus cloud
plants release this through transpiration
what is water vapor
person who studies the atmosphere
what is a meteorologist
how many layers are there
what is 5
what does the instrument measures wind speed usually measure it in
what is knots
fog is an example of this cloud
what is a stratus cloud
a cumulonimbus cloud forms from this part of the water cycle
what is condensation
cool cold and warm air are in this front
what is occluded
air pressure decreases at increasing ______________
what is altitude/elevation
if the wind is blowing towards the north , in which direction would a wind vane in the area the air is blowing be pointing?
what is south
a cumulonimbus cloud joins with another and produces a thunderstorm.the thunderstorm starts to rotate. what is the name of this storm?
what is a supercell
This type of precipitation is formed when it is cold for a long part of the sky and warmer closer to the surface.
what is sleet
there is a hurricane coming towards Florida. when the hurricane reaches land, it is deflected back into the sea. What pressure system must have deflected it.
what is high pressure system.
you go to alaska and see the aurora. you know the aurora is in this layer of the atmosphere
what is thermosphere
the element that an old barometer or thermometer uses and in bars
what is mercury
if you have a drizzly rain in the morning and the clouds that produce the rain are mid level clouds,what type of cloud is bringing the rain
what is altostratus
If there is a tornado producing a thunderstorm over your house, and go outside what other than rain would most likely find falling from the sky if its ten degrees celsius outside.
what is hail
there is an air mass over the gulf of mexico in the summer. It moves up the united states to oaklahoma and collides with a polar continental air mass. A front is created and it rains for three days. will it be hot cold or cool after the three days.
what is hot
at night a rocket launches and goes through the layers of the atmosphere. it reaches the layer that is the closes to space at what altitude does it reach this layer
what is 690 km