Weather tools
Barometer
These clouds look like puffy cotton balls and are mid-level clouds.
Cumulus
This is a pattern of weather in a specific place over a long period of time.
Climate
Air that is moist (rain) has a _____ air pressure.
(Lower or Higher)
Lower air pressure
This layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs. We live here. It is the lowest level of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
This measures temperature.
Thermometer
These clouds are low, gray, and like a blanket over the sky. They usually bring rain.
Stratus
Snowflakes have how many branches?
6 branches
A ____________ front forms when warm and cold air meet and neither air mass has the force to move the other. FRONTS: (warm, cold, occluded, stationary)
Stationary
This layer of the atmosphere is very cold but temperature increases towards the top due to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is the second layer of the atmosphere.
Stratosphere
This measures wind speed.
Anemometer
These clouds are very high in the sky and look wispy or feathery. They are made of ice crystals.
Cirrus
Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere is what makes air move (creates wind). (True or False)
True
This type of weather front is represented by half circles and triangles on the same side of the line. It happens when a warm air mass gets trapped between two cold air masses. It brings very strong storms.
Occluded Front
This layer of the atmosphere is where meteors disintegrate. This is the third layer of the atmosphere.
Mesosphere
This measures wind direction.
Wind Vane / Weather Vane
These types of clouds bring severe thunderstorms. They are tall, dark columns of clouds. The storms brought by these clouds are strong and quick!
Cumulonimbus
Hail forms when ice in a cloud moves up and down in a cloud updraft, making it bigger until it becomes too heavy and falls to the ground. (True or False)
True
This weather front is represented with the symbol of red half circles on a line. It happens when a warm moist air mass moves over top of a cold air mass. It can bring gentle rain or light snow.
Warm Front
This is the hottest layer of the atmosphere as air does not absorb solar radiation. This is the fourth layer of the atmosphere.
Thermosphere
This measures humidity.
Hygrometer
This type of cloud brings long periods of rain. They are very low and very dark.
Stratonimbus / Nimbostratus
The jet stream blows from ____ direction to ____ direction. (WEST to EAST) OR (EAST to WEST)
WEST to EAST
Three of these things contribute to air pressure, which one does NOT: (water vapor, wind speed, temperature, altitude)
Wind speed
This layer of the atmosphere is where blue light is scattered by the gases in our atmosphere and therefore makes our sky look blue. This is the highest level of our atmosphere.
Exosphere