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How Weather is Measured
Forecasting Weather
Clouds
Severe Weather
Surprise
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This weather instrument measures temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
What is a thermometer?
100
A scientist who studies weather.
What is a meteorologist?
100
This white cloud forms in heaps or puffs.
What is a cumulus cloud?
100
This violent rotating column or air extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
What is a tornado?
100
Clouds and fog are made up of this.
What is water?
200
This weather instrument points the direction of wind.
What is a Weather Vane?
200
****** symbol on a weather map represents what type of precipitation.
What is snow?
200
Shape or form of a cirrus cloud located 20,000 to 40,000 in high altitude.
What is feathery.
200
This storm can strand cars on highways for hours or even days.
What is blizzard?
200
Temperature that boils water on the fahrenheit scale.
What is 212 degrees.
300
This wind speed weather instrument has four cups spining around: one cup is a different color to help count the rotations.
What is an anemometer?
300
A Line with Blue triangles represents the movement of air is known as a ____________ front.
What is a cold front?
300
Clouds that are stretched out, like a blanket or sheet.
What is stratus?
300
Winds 75 to 200 mph, spiraling around "the eye" formed from heat and energy contact with warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
300
A big invisible blanket that is wrapped around the Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400
This instrument is used to measure rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
400
What is the name of the scale meterologist use to determine wind speed and direction.
What is the Beaufort scale.
400
The process of water vapor cooling off and changing into water droplets.
What is condensation.
400
Extremely heavy rainfall, high flow or overflow of water are causes of this type if extreme weather.
What is a flood?
400
The freezing temperture on a celsius scale.
What is 0 degrees
500
Using a Barometer meteorlogists measure this to help predict weather a day in advance.
What is air pressure?
500
Air movement across the continental United States from West to East and influences weather is known as this.
What is the Jet Stream?
500
This rain cloud located in middle altitude is gray and layered.
What is nimbostratus.
500
A battery operated radio, bottled water,flashlights, and blankets are some components of this.
What are items in an emergency kit?
500
This government agency collects weather information all over the United States.
What is the National Weather Service.