Identifying Clouds
This type of clouds are feathery looking.
What are cirrus
This frequent storm brings rain, lightening and wind.
What is a thunderstorm?
What is a cold front?
This is used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
These types of clouds mean fair weather, but rain or snow may fall with in a few hours.
What is cirrus?
These type of clouds are fluffy, cotton-like clouds.
What are cumulus?
This storm develops in thunderstorms, caused by rotation in the atmosphere. They are funnel clouds that can touch the ground.
What is a tornado?
This front occurs when a warm air mass is replacing a cold air mass.
What is a warm front?
This is used to determine wind direction.
What is a weather vane?
These clouds are a sign of fair weather, but they can develop into cumulonimbus clouds over time.
What are cumulus?
These types of clouds are dark, fluffy, and tall.
What are cumulonimbus?
This storm is very large and develop over oceans. They have winds over 75 miles per hour. They are categorized in levels one through five.
What is a hurricane?
When a cold front moves through, the air behind if generally ____________________________?
What is colder and drier?
This is used to determine the amount of precipitation that has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
These clouds mean rain and possibly thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
These clouds are sheet-like gray and sky covering.
What are stratus?
This type of storm can make it very difficult to see. Typically, precipitation in this type of storm is falling at multiple inches per hour.
What is a blizzard?
When a warm front moves through an area, the air behind it is generally ______________________.
This is used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
These clouds mean light rain and drizzle.
What are stratus clouds?
This weather phenomenon is actually low clouds.
What is fog?
This storm is the same weather phenomenon as a hurricane, but since it forms over the Pacific Ocean, it is given a different name.
What is a typhoon?
This type of front is stalled.
What is a stationary front?
This is used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
These two items are necessary for cloud formation.
What are water vapor and dust?