Weather Instruments
I am spongebob
What is a thermometer?
Clouds that look like puffy mounds. They are flat on the bottom. They are always changing shape.
What is cumulus?
What does a cold front look like on a weather map?
Blue lines with triangles that show the direction in which is moves.
Water falling from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
I am used to measure amounts of precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
Clouds that are low, cover the sky, and look gray.
What is stratus?
What type of front has red lines and half circles to show the direction it is moving in?
Warm Front
This is what happens as air pressure rises.
The weather becomes more sunny and dry.
I am used to measure wind direction.
What is a wind vane or weather vane?
Clouds that are found up high. The look like thin, narrow bands.
What is cirrus?
This forms on land when a dry, cold air mass meets a warm, moist air mass.
What is a tornado?
This is the layer of air where weather occurs.
Atmosphere
I am used to measure the wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
Clouds that are heavy and dark. These usually bring severe weather.
What is cumulonimbus?
This is a huge, slow-moving storm that is fueled by heat and energy from warm ocean waters.
What is a hurricane?
This is someone who studies weather.
What is a meteorologist?
I am used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
This is the suffix that means a cloud is "dark"
-nimbus
What type of front doesn't move?
Stationary Front
This is an area where air masses meet
What is a front?