Weather Tools
Graphs
Air Pressure and Fronts
Clouds and Precipitation
Storms
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A thermometer collects data for...
temperature
100
Based on this table, we can predict that the fourth week's weather will be mostly....
sunny :)
100
This type of pressure is known to bring dryer, fair weather. We often say it is "Happy" weather :)
High Pressure
100
Name three types of precipitation.
Rain, sleet, snow, hail.
100
This storm is calm in the eye and forms over tropical ocean waters. It covers a very wide area.
Hurricane
200
This weather tool's job is to measure precipitation.
Rain gauge.
200
According to this bar graph, which would be the best month to avoid rain?
June
200
As a meteorologist was measuring air pressure throughout the day, she noticed that it was dropping. What can we predict the weather did as the day continued?
Changed to rain.
200
This type of cloud starts as low as cumulus and can grow higher than cirrus clouds. It is very dark on the bottom and alerts you that a storm is coming.
Cumulonimbus
200
This storm is known for its heavy rain, 75 mph or higher winds, high tides, and huge waves.
Hurricanes
300
This tool collects data for air pressure
Barometer
300
According to this graph, how many people like actions movies?
Five
300
When moisture in the air forms clouds that will bring rain, what pressure system is this?
Low Pressure
300
This type of white fluffy cloud is associated with fair weather.
cumulus
300
This storm features a rotating, funnel shaped cloud with strong winds and thunderstorms.
tornado
400
The job of an anemometer is to collect data for...
wind speed
400
What are the temperatures of these thermometers in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
20 degrees Celsius
60 degrees Fahrenheit
400
What type of front is this? Name a type of clothing I might wear today if I lived south of it?
Shorts, t-shirt, sandals, etc.
400
These blanked, gray clouds allow no light to show through them and bring light to steady rain all day.
Stratus
400
Name three things that thunderstorms are associated with.
Heavy rain, lighting, thunder, wind.
500
This tool will tell you the direction the wind is blowing.
Wind/weather vane
500
According to this chart, which 4 months experience the warmest weather on average?
June, July, August, September.
500
What kind of front does this represent? Name an article of clothing I would wear today if I lived north of this front.
Cold Front-gloves, jacket, boots, etc.
500
These clouds are very high up in the atmosphere and wispy. They are fair weather clouds, but warn of weather to change.
Cirrus
500
What do thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes all have in common?
Strong/High winds