Weather and Climate
What is the person called who studies weather and climate?
A meteorologist
Which weather instrument is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
What do we call clouds that are on the ground?
Fog
What is wind?
Air that moves
What do we call the front where cold and warm air meet and stay in place?
Stationary Front
What is weather?
the conditions of the earth at any given time
Which weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Anemometer
What do we call clouds that are high in the atmosphere?
Cirro
Air Pressure
What is a weather front?
where two air masses meet
what is climate?
weather patterns over a long period of time
Which weather instrument is used to measure wind direction?
Wind Vane
What do we call clouds in the middle of the atmosphere?
Alto, altocumulus, altostratus
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
Brings Good Weather
air that is similar in temperature and moisture level is called...?
An air mass
What is the air around us called?
the atmosphere
Which weather instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
What do we call clouds that are low in the sky?
Cumulus, Stratus, cumulostratus
What happens in a low pressure system?
air rises in a counterclockwise motion as the wind converges
What is a cold front?
When cold air moves in and pushes warm air up, resulting in rain
What is the word used to describe moisture falling to earth from the clouds? (rain, sleet, snow, hail)
Precipitation
Which weather instrument is used to measure the amount of rain received?
Rain Gauge
What do we call rain clouds?
Cumulonimbus, nimbostratus
How does a high pressure system work?
Air is rising and spreading in a clockwise direction
What is a warm front?
When warm air comes and moves over cold air, resulting in some rain