Vocabulary
What is weather?
A day to day short term change in conditions
What part of the water cycle forms clouds?
Condensation
True or False: 75% of the world’s tornadoes occur in the USA.
True
What does a thermometer measure?
Air temperature
What is a front?
Large masses of air that meet and are different temperatures.
What is precipitation and name the forms of it?
Any form of water falling from clouds-Rain, Sleet, Snow, and Hail
How are clouds made?
Water vapor, dust, and condensation
If you are home and a tornado warning is issued,
where should you go and why?
A room with no windows or a basement or a storm shelter because of the high winds
What does a windsock measure?
Wind direction
What kind of weather do cold fronts bring?
Stormy weather
What is humidity?
Water vapor in the air
What type of cloud brings rain?
Nimbus
If you are outside during a thunderstorm, what should you do to protect yourself?
Get down low on the ground
Why are tornadoes so dangerous?
The high wind
What type of weather do stationary fronts bring?
Days of rain
What is evaporation?
When water turns to vapor and rises up
What type of clouds are mid level clouds?
Alto clouds
Isobars are lines that connect air masses that have the same what?
Air pressure
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
What is a cyclone and an anticyclone?
Area of low pressure
Area of high pressure
What is condensation?
When water vapor turns back into liquid
What causes lightning and thunder?
Electrical discharge between positive and negative objects this super heats the air and it pops
How do hurricanes form and what forms the tidal wave?
As a thunderstorm off of Africa and the Storm Surge
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
Why do meteorologists track fronts and air masses?
To see upcoming weather