Symbols
What is the difference between the High Pressure and Low Pressure symbols?
Low Pressure is a capital red L
What is the average weather condition of an area over a period of time?
Weather or Climate
Climate
Our atmosphere is made up of _________.
gases
A warm front brings what kind of weather
light, steady rain
What instrument measures wind speed?
Anemometer
What does the cold front symbol look like?
Blue with triangles
What is the condition of the outside air of a certain place at a certain time?
Weather or Climate
Weather
Which instrument measures the amount of rain (precipitation)
Rain Gauge
A cold front brings what kind of weather
thick clouds and stormy weather
What instrument measures the air temperature?
Thermometer
What does a warm front symbol look like?
red with half circles
What is the boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures called?
________ usually cause a change in the weather.
Front
Which of the following are properties of weather?
precipitation, humidity, air temperature, air pressure, soil temperature, or mountain height
precipitation, humidity, air temperature, and air pressure
A high pressure system brings what kind of weather?
fair weather, light winds, and usually sunny weather
What instrument measures the amount of water vapor in the air?
hygrometer
What does the partly cloudy symbol look like?
It has a cloud and a sun in the same picture
The amount of moisture is the air is called what?
humidity
A warm front is when:
when a warm air mass pushes into a cold air mass. The warm air mass slides up and over the cold air mass like a blanket
A low pressure system brings what kind of weather?
What instrument measures air pressure?
barometer
What is the difference between the thunderstorm and rain symbols?
Rain symbol has clouds and raindrops
A scientist who studies the weather is called?
A cold front is when:
When a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass. The cold air mass forces the warm air mass to move upward quickly.
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
rain for days
What instrument measures the direction of the wind?