Weather Instruments
This measures the amount of rain in an area
rain gauge
This type of front is a warm air mass caught between 2 cold air masses.
occluded
a rapidly whirling funnel cloud that touches the ground
tornado
This climate area has short cool summers followed by bitterly cold winters.
Tundra
This type of front is when cold air moves under warm air forcing the warm air up.
cold
Measures temperature
Thermometer
Lines joining places that have the same temperature
Isotherms
A scientist that studies the causes of weather and tries to predict it.
Meteorologist
This type of climate region is covered with ice caps and is at or below freezing.
Polar
This type of report is a description of a set of weather measurements made on the Earth's surface.
surface report
Measures wind speed and force
anemometer
This type of pressure system is a large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and high pressure on the outside of the system.
Low
An intense tropical storm that forms over water with great winds.
Hurricane
Dry climates known as arid regions are also called _______________.
deserts
In the continental United States, air masses are commonly moved by prevailing westerlies and ____________.
jet streams
the amount of humidity
Lines on a weather map that have the same air pressure.
Isobars
Define blizzard.
A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds and snow.
Scientists classify climates using a system developed by
Wladimir Kopen
This type of radar is a specialized type of radar that can detect precipitation as well as the movement of small particles.
Doppler
This measures the amount of air pressure at a certain time
barometer
What type of pressure is in the center of a high pressure system
high
Name the title given for the strongest tornado. This was on the slideshow I showed to you.
F5
This type of climate is wet and warm but not as hot as the tropics
humid subtropical
___________ models are diagrams that display data from many different weather measurements for a particular location.
Station