Types of weather
When will you see a sunny day?
When there are little or no clouds in the sky
What is a thermometer?
A tool that measures the temperature.
What is a rain cloud called?
Nimbus.
When does it rain?
When a cloud becomes heavy with water vapour drops.
What is a rain gauge?
A tool that measures the amount of precipitation.
What are groups of small puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton?
Cumulus.
When does it snow?
When the atmosphere is cold and the water vapour in the clouds freeze.
What is a wind sock?
A tool that measures the direction of the wind.
White, delicate, feathery, thin clouds found at high altitudes.
When do we see lightening?
During rain when ice crystals in high clouds bounce off of each other creating electricity.
What is an anemometer?
A tool that measures the speed of wind.
Low-level clouds that are blanket like with a white colour.
Stratus.
What is a barometer?
A tool that measures atmospheric pressure.
What is another name for mid-level clouds?
Alto.