Severe Weather
Tornadoes are best described by winds that are _______.
Rotating.
The instrument to measure the amount of precipitation is a ____________.
A rain gauge.
What is the difference between a barograph and a barometer?
A barometer measures pressure over the current time and a barograph measures air pressure over time.
Fluffly, safe clouds are ________.
cumulus
3 forms of precipitation include ____________.
Snow, Rain, Hail, Sleet
Hurricanes form over ______.
Oceans
Provide the name of a detrimental hurricane.
Sandy/Katrina/Irene/etc.
These clouds are dark and spread out, BUT NON-THREATENING.
Stratus clouds
What is the difference between a weather vane and an anemometer?
A weather vane measures the direction in which the wind is blowing, while an anemometer measures wind speed.
The type of weather instrument most associated with airports is a ________.
Wind Sock
Who is William Rankin?
The pilot who fell through a storm cloud.
These are ice pellets that are larger than 5 mm and form during a thunderstorm.
What is hail.
What type of extreme weather can be found on Mars?
A sandstorm
A hygrometer measures the amount of __________ in the air.
Humidity/Water Vapor
What is the difference between cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds?
Cumulonimbus clouds are more threatening and taller than cumulus clouds.
These are the 5 main layers of the atmosphere in order from the Earth.
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
A BRIEF, extreme snowstorm that makes if difficult to see is called a ________.
Squall
What can be an effect of a large earthquake near water?
A tsunami
The part that provides the weather measurements of a weather balloon is a ___________.
Radio Sonde
Dark, streched out, threatening, long-stormed, etc. (teachers' discretion)
The part of the water cycle where water escapes/evaporates from plants.
Transpiration