Weather Tools
Thermometer
This front forms when cold air pushes under warm air.
Cold front
These clouds are fluffy and mean fair weather.
Cumulus
This storm has rotating winds and a funnel shape.
Tornado
A person who studies and predicts weather.
Meteorologist
Which tool measures wind speed?
Anemometer
This front brings in warmer temperatures.
Warm front
These clouds are thin, wispy, and high in the sky.
Cirrus
This storm forms over warm ocean water
Hurricane
A map that shows fronts, pressure, and storms.
Weather map
This tool shows wind direction.
Wind vane
This front forms when two air masses meet and stop moving.
Stationary front
These clouds form a gray blanket across the sky.
Stratus
This weather event brings thunder, lightening, and heavy rain.
Thunderstorm
Air pressure is usually high on clear, sunny days-true or false?
True
This tool measures air pressure.
Barometer
This front forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front.
Occluded front
These tall clouds cause thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus
What is a determining factor in the category of a hurricane?
Wind Speed
Falling air pressure usually means what type of weather is coming?
Stormy or rainy weather
This tool collects and measures precipitation.
Rain gauge
Cold air is dense so it always does what when meeting warm air?
Sinks below it.
Which cloud type forms at the highest altitude?
Cirrus
What is the safest place to go during a tornado?
What two tools help meteorologists make predictions using computers?
Satellites and Radar