Clouds
Type of Fronts
Weather Instruments
Atmospheric Pressure
100

This cloud is thin, wispy cloud found high in the sky; no precipitation 

Cirrus

100
  • when a cold, dry air mass overtakes a warmer, humid air mass

Cold Front 

100

Measures the atmospheric pressure 

Barometer 

100

High atmospheric pressure causes ________. (what type of weather?) 

Clear skies or fair weather 

200

During which process of the water cycle are clouds made?

Condensation

200

This front cause rainy weather for several days 

Stationary Front 

200

Measures the amount of rain fall 

Rain gauge 

200

Low atmospheric pressure causes ________. 

Rainy or stormy weather 

300

Low level clouds that cover the sky like a blanket; rain or snow 

Stratus 

300

when a warm, moist air mass overtakes a cool, dense, and drier air mass

Warm Front 

300

Measures the air temperature 

Thermometer 

300

Which vocabulary word means " to make a weather prediction"? 

Forecast 

400

Thick, puffy clouds stacked on top of each other; little to no precipitation 

Cumulus 

400

This front causes stormy weather 

Cold Front 

400

Measures the wind direction 

wind vane 

500

These clouds appear when we have high atmospheric pressure 

Cirrus 

500

when an advancing warm air mass or an advancing cooler air mass stops moving because neither air mass is strong enough to overpower the other

Stationary Front 

500

Measures the wind speed 

anemometer