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Weather
Atmosphere
Types of Weather
Wind
Clouds
100
An instrument that measures air pressure.
barometer
100
The thin layer of gases and dust particles that surround and protect the earth is called?
Atmosphere
100
Ice that falls during warm weather
Hail
100
Water vapor in the atmosphere is called?
Humidity
100
Cloud A
Cirrus
200
An instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing.
Wind vane
200
What is the weight of the air called?
Air pressure
200
What forms from condensed water vapor or ice crystals?
Clouds
200
a large body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture is called?
Air mass
200
Cloud B
Stratus
300
Where do hurricanes form?
Over water
300
A measurement of the distance above sea level.
Altitude
300
What forms when liquid raindrops fall through air that is below freezing?
Sleet
300
Winds that are influenced by temperature changes in a small area are called?
Local winds
300
Cloud C
Cumulus
400
What is a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds?
Blizzard
400
The condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time.
Weather
400
What forms when water droplets in the clouds join together to form larger drops before falling to the earth?
Rain
400
The boundary where two unlike air masses meet is called?
Front
400
When you add "nimbus" to the end of a name of a cloud, what does it mean?
That the cloud will produce precipitation.
500
When does hail usually fall?
During warm weather
500
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.
Troposphere
500
What forms when ice crystals in the clouds join together and fall to the earth?
Snow
500
Winds that move in large circular belts around the earth are called?
Global winds
500
What is the difference between a "weather watch" and a "weather warning"?
Weather watch - the condition are right for a type of severe weather, but it is not actually happening right now. Weather warning - the storm has begun and people have reported seeing it.