CLOUDS
Filled with water vapor
What are Clouds
Measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is
What is a thermometer
State of the atmosphere at a place or time
What is weather
A body of air with the same temperature, humidity and pressure
What is an Air Mass
Strong air current located over North America
What is a Jet Stream
wide gray blankets in the sky. They drop rain and snow.
What are Stratus Clouds
Measures how fast the air is moving
What is an Anemometer
A long term pattern of weather
What is climate
Borderline between 2 air masses
What is a front
Warm water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that causes changes in weather
What is El Nino
They are vertical clouds. They are thunderstorm clouds and are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightening and even tornadoes.
What are Cumulonimbus Clouds
Measures the wind direction
What is a wind vane or wind sock
A weather forecaster
Who is a Meteorologist
Leading edge of cooler air
What is a cold front
Name 2 global weather patterns
What are El Nino and La Nina
How do clouds form?
When millions of water droplets gather together.
measures the amount of water, rain or snow that falls to the ground
What is a rain guage
distance north and south of the equator
What is latitude
Warm air and cold air meet but neither have enough energy to push through
What is a stationary front
Forms over warm water & caused by global weather patterns. They occur in Western parts of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is a hurricane
Name 4 types of clouds
What are Stratus, Cirrus, Cumulus and Cumulonimbus
What does a barometer measure?
The weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth
2 halves of the Earth, divided into northern and southern
What is hemisphere
What are the 2 types of air masses
What is a high pressure and low pressure system
What starts in the Gulf of Mexico and flows into the Atlantic at the tip of Florida
What is the Gulf Stream