Clouds
What are clouds made of?
Clouds are made up of tiny droplets or frozen crystals of water.
What is a storm?
A disturbance of the atmosphere.
Measures the air temperature.
Thermometer
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I'm a high level cloud that is thin and wispy. I appear during good weather.
Cirrus Cloud
What three storms did we mention in the powerpoint?
Thunderstorm
Tornado
Hurricane
Measures air pressure.
It tells you whether or not the pressure is rising or falling.
Barometer
What is one weather map symbol?
High Pressure
Low Pressure
Sunny
Partly Sunny
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cloudy Thunderstorm
Rain
Snow
What are cloud levels?
Clouds are often described by the level or elevation where they form.
There are high, middle, and low level clouds.
What cloud does a thunderstorm form in?
Cumulonimbus
An instrument that determines the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Wind Vane
Name three Extreme Weather conditions we mentioned in the PowerPoint.
Tornados
Wildfires
Hurricanes
Blizzards
I am a low to mid-level cloud. I am a big, white, puffy, and beautiful cloud. I usually mean good weather!
Cumulus Cloud
Hint: Collide
When warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air.
Measures wind speed. The cups catch the wind, turning a dial attached to the instrument. The dial shows the wind speed.
Anemometer
Who names hurricanes?
Hint: W__ M_____ O______
Naming rights now go by the World Meteorological Organization, which uses different sets of names depending on the part of the world the storm is in.
How do clouds form?
Most clouds form as warm air rises in the atmosphere and cools down.
All air contains some water vapor and warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air.
As warm air cools the water vapor turns into tiny droplets of water or ice.
As more and more air cools down, more droplets form and they eventually become a cloud.
What does a Hurricane need to grow?
Warm ocean water.
Measures relative humidity, using the cooling effect of evaporation.
Sling Psychrometer
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.