Vocabulary
The study of weather patterns.
Meteorology
Puffy clouds that come in many different types of weather.
Cumulus
Scale that indicates current wind force
Beaufort Scale
Clouds known as "high clouds"
Cirrus and Cirrocumulus
Rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus clouds.
Tornado
The Percentage of air that is full of moisture.
Relative Humidity
Clouds that look wispy or thin
Cirrus
Instrument that measures air pressure in both centimeters and millibars of mercury
Barometer
How many minutes does it take for a barometer and psychrometer to register correctly?
5 minutes
Hurricane
Boundary between two dissimilar air masses.
Front
Clouds that look like a big blanket in the sky
Stratus
Symbolic recording of weather data
Station Model
What kind of chart do we use to record weather data such as cloud cover, wind speed, and relative humidity?
Tsunami
Referring to the atmospheric pressure in a specific area
Pressure Area
Dense dark clouds that bring heavy rain or snow.
Nimbostratus
Instrument that measures relative humidity
Hygrometer
"Wet-bulb" and "dry-bulb" readings are taken and calculated to find?
Relative humidity
A sudden violent shaking of the ground causing great destruction
Earthquake
One Nautical mile per hour
Knot
Dense rain-bringing clouds that are often called Thunderheads.
Cumulonimbus
Type of hygrometer that requires both wet and dry temperatures to be recorded
Psychrometer
Name 2 jobs in the Meteorology Field and one way to do well in an interview.
Answers vary
Hurricane that cost Louisiana over 160 Billion dollars in damages
Hurricane Katrina