Weather Instruments
What weather instrument measures rainfall?
Rain Gauge
What type of clouds are large and puffy, and look like cotton balls?
Cumulus
What is the main source of energy that drives the Water Cycle called?
Sun
Draw a Cold Front and explain what type of weather it brings.
Line with triangles on one side.
Who measures atmospheric conditions to predict the weather?
Meterologists
What does a thermometer measure?
Temperature
What type of clouds are storm clouds?
Cumulonimbus
What is the process of water falling to Earth from the clouds because it is too heavy to float called?
Precipitation
Draw a Warm Front and explain what type of weather it brings.
Line with semi-circles on one side.
Where is most of the water on Earth's surface found?
Oceans
What weather instrument measures wind direction?
Wind Vane
What type of clouds looks like a blanket in the sky?
Stratus
What is the process of a liquid changing to a gas; liquid water is heated to form water vapor called?
Evaporation
Draw a Stationary Front and explain what type of weather it brings.
Line with alternating semi-circles and triangles on opposite sides.
What are the freezing and boiling points in °C?
Freezing - 0°C
Boiling - 100°C
What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
What type of clouds are high in the sky, thin and wispy?
Cirrus
What is the process of a gas changing to a liquid; water vapor cools to form water droplets called?
Condensation
Write the symbol for a Low-Pressure System and explain what type of weather it brings.
L
“Lousy Weather” rainy and cloudy
What describes the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time; short term?
Weather
What weather instrument measures wind speed?
Anomemter
What type of cloud is made from water vapor that has condensed into small droplets near the ground?
Fog
What type of precipitation are pellets of frozen rain that move up and down in a cloud until they grow so large they fall to Earth called?
Hail
Which day will a puddle of water evaporate the quickest on?
Monday: Sunny 79°F
Tuesday: Cloudy 83°F
Wednesday: Sunny 81°F
Thursday: Cloudy 79°F
Wednesday: Sunny 81°F
Ms. Holly puts a bowl of water outside in the sun and leaves it there for a few hours. When she comes back, the bowl is empty. Which describes the correct order of changes that took place?
a. gas to liquid because heat was added
b. gas to liquid because heat was removed
c. liquid to gas because heat was added
d. liquid to gas because because heat was removed
C