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Storms
Clouds
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This type of storm forms over the ocean.

What are hurricanes?

100
Piled up puffy clouds, that usually bring fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
100
The condition of the air around us.
What is weather?
100
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
The weight of air of any one spot.
What is air pressure?
200

Characteristics: Heavy rains, lightning, and winds (possibly hail)

Thunderstorms

200
A thick blanket of clouds darkening and covering the whole sky. They usually bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
200

A place where two air masses meet.
Warm, Cold, Stationary are examples.

What is a front?

200
A tool used to measure the amount of rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
200
High pressure air rushing toward low pressure air.
What is wind?
300

Number of weather-related storms.

Four: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Thunderstorms

300
High wispy clouds made of tiny ice particles.
What are cirrus clouds?
300

A mixture of gases. 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen

What is air?

300
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300

Which is denser_ cold air or warm air?

What is cold air?

400

Stormcloud that produces heavy rains and extremely strong winds. Short-lasting, but destructive damage.

tornado

400

This type of atmospheric pressure causes precipitation.

Low pressure systems

400

The person who predicts the weather.

What is a meteorologist?

400
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400

A transition between two air fronts when neither air front is moving. This front may stay in place for several days.

What is a stationary front?

500

After you see lightning, you count the second until you hear thunder.

What is the distance between you and the storm?

500
Cumulonimbus clouds.
What are thunderstorm clouds?
500

Layer of air surrounding and protecting our Earth.

atmosphere
500

Device used to see weather from beyond Earth.

What is a weather satellite?

500

This type of front may produce strong winds, heavy rains/snow, and thunderstorms.

What is a cold front?