Weather Instruments
Is used to measure wind direction.
What is a wind vain?
Thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals.
What are cirrus clouds?
-Large pieces of ice (bigger than 5 mm)
-Form in cumulonimbus clouds
What is hail, or a hailstone?
_________ form within large cumulonimbus clouds?
What are thunderstorms?
Bill Nye the science ____
What is guy?
Used to measure wind speed.
What is a anemometer?
Thunderstorms form from this kind of cloud.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
Coats most everything in a layer of ice.
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What is freezing rain?
______ occur in low, heavy cumulonimbus clouds.
What are tornadoes?
Used to measure amount of rainfall your area has received.
What is a rain gauge?
Sign of good weather.
What are cumulus clouds.
Most common type of precipitation.
What is rain?
__________ form over warm water as a low pressure system.
What are hurricanes?
Used to measure heat.
What is a thermometer?
Type of cloud at ground level.
What is fog?
Small pieces of ice that freeze in mid-air.
What is sleet?
A very heavy snow, with winds at least 35 MPH.
What is a blizzard?
Used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
Type of cloud that freezes at ground level.
What is freezing fog?
Small ice crystals. (Most common in winter)
What is snow?
When a river overflows it causes a _______.
What is a flood?