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Clouds
Weather Tools
Weather Maps
Vocabulary
Fun Facts
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Thin, wispy clouds made of ice particles high in Earth's atmosphere and usually predict fair weather
Cirrus clouds
100
Tool that measures temperature
thermometer 
100
Where you look on a weather map to know what the symbols mean
a key
100
collection of tiny water droplets or ice particles
clouds
100
Name 3 forms of precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, drizzle, hail
200
White, puffy clouds that can predict fair weather but can turn into storm clouds
Cumulus clouds
200
Tool that measures rain fall
Rain Gauge
200
What do "H" and "L" usually mean on a weather map?
high and low pressure
200
turning liquid into vapor; part of water cycle
evaporation
200
Clouds are very heavy- true or false
true
300
Grey, puffy storm clouds
Cumulonimbus clouds
300
What does a barometer measure?
air pressure
300
A cold mass of air moving to replace a warm mass of air
Cold front
300
Water particles that fall from clouds
Precipitation 
300
Fog is a form of which cloud?
stratus
400
Clouds are made of....
water droplets/ice particles 
400
What does a weather vane measure?
Direction of wind
400
A warm mass of air moving to replace a cold mass of air
warm front
400
The invisible gas that rises to form a visible cloud
water vapor
400
A person who tells the weather
a meteorologist 
500
Grey clouds that cover entire sky; uniform, patterned clouds
Stratus clouds
500
What does an anemometer measure?
Speed of wind
500
A boundary between two air masses that doesn't move
stationary front
500
Turning water vapor (gas) into a liquid; part of the water cycle
condensation
500
About how high in Earth's atmosphere are cirrus clouds?
~20,000 feet