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Weather Instruments
Clouds
Phenomona
Meteorology
Vocabulary
100
Measures temperature
Thermometer
100
Name the three main clouds
Cirrus, stratus, cumulus
100
This storm is the most powerful electrical storm
thunderstorm
100
A person who studies weather
Meteorologist
100
Rain, snow, sleet describe
Precipitation
200
Anemometer
Wind speed
200
This cloud is wispy and made of ice crystals
Cirrus
200
This storm has an eye and forms in tropical waters
hurricane
200
Why do meteorologists measure rainfall over a year's time?
Answers will vary
200
Mercury is inside this glass tube
thermometer
300
Wind Direction
Wind Vane
300
This cloud is a special type of stratus cloud
fog
300
Violent twisting storm
tornado
300
Moisture in the air forms clouds that will bring rain. What type of pressure system is it?
Low pressure
300
Liquid water rises and turns to
water vapor
400
Barometer
Air pressure
400
Gray and stretches across the sky
stratus
400
This storm often forms over flat land
tornado
400
Sunny with blue, cloudless skies. What type of pressure system is this?
High Pressure
400
Water cools and forms a cloud during this step in the water cycle
condensation
500
The instrument meteorologists use in the ocean
weather buoy
500
Can form from a cumulus cloud
Cumulonimbus
500
Thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes all have this in common
strong winds
500
Draw a warm front symbol.
Study guide will provide the correct answer
500
What has to happen for evaporation to occur?
Liquid water has to be heated