Meteorological Tools
Common Weather
Extreme Weather
Climate
100
This tool measures the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius
THERMOMETER
100
This is the name for a scientist who studies weather patterns and makes predictions about future weather.
METEOROLOGIST
100
When an area is very dry, lightning can create a spark and cause this to happen.
FIRE / FOREST FIRE
100
Which can change over a short period of time, like minutes/hours?
WEATHER or CLIMATE
WEATHER
200
This tool tells the direction of wind.
WIND VANE or WEATHER VANE
200
This common weather event occurs when the temperature is low and water in the clouds freezes and falls from the sky.
SNOW
200
This type of severe weather forms from thunderstorms as the wind changes direction and the air begins to rotate.
TORNADO
200
This describes the long-term patterns over many years in one place:
CLIMATE or WEATHER
CLIMATE
300
This is an ANEMOMETER. What does it measure?
Wind speed
300
c. PRECIPITATION
300
When an area gets too much rain too quickly, streams and rivers can overflow their banks and THIS happens.
FLOOD
300
This climate zone includes Virginia and is known for cold winters and mild summers.
Mountain
Mediterranean
Temperate
TEMPERATE
400
What does a HYGROMETER measure?
HUMIDITY
400
Which type of pressure system would cause stormy weather and strong winds? LOW PRESSURE or HIGH PRESSURE?
LOW PRESSURE
400
This happens when an area does not get enough precipitation and everything becomes extremely dry.
DROUGHT
400
Deserts are hot and dry all year long. They are part of THIS climate zone:
Mediterranean
Arid
Tropical
ARID
500
These orbit the Earth and provide scientists with different types of weather data.
WEATHER SATELLITES
500
This common weather event occurs when the atmosphere fills with water vapor, forming clouds close to the ground.
FOG
500
This type of severe weather occurs over warm, tropical water and has wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour.
HURRICANE
500
This climate zone is always cold and dry year round.
POLAR