Tools
Maps
Reports
Patterns
Severe/Water cycle
100
What weather tool measures temperature?
thermometer
100
This color/letter combo identifies the two types of pressure systems on a map.
Blue H = high pressure
Red L = low pressure
100
This report is sent out all over the world twice a day.
Upper air report
100
Warm dry air came from what type of air mass?
Continental tropical
100
Warm air__________ and cools.
rises
200
What weather tool measures air pressure?
barometer
200
A cold front is symbolized by ___________________
blue triangles on a line
200
Scientist input weather data into these devices to generate forecast models
computers
200
We are most likely to get snow due to what type of air mass?
Maritime polar
200
When water vapor cools in the atmosphere this is called
condensation
300
This tool is used to see precipitation
Doppler radar
300
A stationary front is represented by ____________
red half circles and blue triangles on opposite side of a line.
300
If a station model has a completely filled center what does that tell us about the weather in the area?
Cloudy
300
How does air flow in the center of a high pressure system?
downward
300
Hurricanes form in an area of ________________ pressure.
low
400
This tool measures relative humidity, however digital probes, such as the ones we used with Labquests, also take this reading.
Relative humidity
400
These wavy lines help people read about wind speed and pressure systems on a map.
isobars
400
What tool is used to take upper-air reports?
weather balloon or radiosonde
400
What is the third stage of a thunderstorm life cycle?
dissipation
400
What is the difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm?
blizzards have high winds and freezing temperatures, while snow storms do not.
500
Which of these is NOT variable of measuring weather conditions?
humidity
evaporation
wind speed
evaporation
500
These lines connect areas of similar temperature gradients.
isotherms
500
How are visible light Satellite images different from infrared satellite images?
visible light only reveals cloud cover
infrared satellite images display temperature and cloud height
500
What is the difference between sleet and hail?
sleet originates as snow, but melts as it falls through a layer of warm air and then refreezes as it passes through below-freezing air.
hail originates as ice that is repeatedly lifted and dropped by updrafts in clouds increasing it in size.
500
Water that has condensed and falls from clouds is ____________.
Precipitation