Cloud Types
This cloud is the cloud that produces thunderstorms
what is cumulonimbus
Water droplets falling from the sky
what is rain
Describe what the weather would be like on a day with high air pressure.
What is nice, fair weather and light winds.
These clouds are low and cause rain
What is Stratus
Which weather instrument would you use to measure the temperature?
What is a thermometer.
These clouds are a sign of good weather
what is cumulus
This is already crystalized in the clouds they fall from
what is snow
What does this symbol stand for?
What is low air pressure.
These clouds are high, hair-like clouds
what is cirrus
Which weather instrument would you use to measure air pressure?
What is a barometer?
These clouds are a sign of changing weather
What is Cirrus
This type of precipitation is water when it leaves the cloud but frozen when it hits the ground
What is Sleet
What kind of font is this?
True or False: Fog is a type of cloud.
True
Which weather instrument would you use to measure precipitation?
What is a rain gauge.
These are the lowest clouds in the world
what is fog (stratus)
These come during thunderstorms but are ice pellets
what is hail
What type of font is this?
What is a cold front.
What cloud is a mid-level cloud?
What is cumulus.
What tool would you use to measure the wind direction?
What is an wind vane.
These clouds are vase shaped and become darker as they grow
what is cumulonimbus
These are rain when they leave and hit the ground but freeze to and form....
what is freezing rain
What direction is the wind blowing?
What is Northeast.
Explain how clouds are formed.
Clouds are formed from water vapor that condenses then clusters together in droplets.
What weather instrument would you use to measure wind speed?
What is an anemometer?