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Clouds
Precipitation
Stormy Weather
100
What would you use to measure the amount of rain fall?
Rain Gauge
100
These clouds are fluffy and white. They usually indicate fair weather.
Cumulus
100
What is precipitation
Any type of liquid that falls from the sky.
100
what type of clouds cause thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
200
What does a Thermometer measure?
Temperature
200
These clouds are found very high in the air and look wispy and feathery.
Cirrus
200
Name 3 types of precipitation
rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, hail, fog, mist
200
what is a violently rotating column of air?
Tornado
300
What does a Barometer measure?
Air Pressure
300
These clouds look like a flat sheet that is covering the sky
Stratus
300
This type of precipitaion gets larger as it travels through clouds
Hail
300
what is a large storm that forms in warm, moist, tropical air near the equator?
Hurricane
400
What would you use to measure the wind speed?
Anemometer
400
These clouds are vertical, very large, and bring extreme weather
Cumulonimbus
400
This type of precipitation freezes when it hits something cold
Freezing Rain
400
What kind of weather comes with a hurricane?
High winds and extremely heavy rain
500
What is Temperature?
The amount of hotness or coldness in the air
500
What types of weather can be caused by cumulonimbus clouds?
Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes.
500
This type of precipiation is a mixture between rain and freezing rain
sleet
500
What is a storm surge?
rising of ocean water that can flood the coastal regions around the hurricane