Weather Instruments
What is the weather instrument that measures windspeed?
Anemometer
Overflow of water on land that is usually dry
Flood
What are the three climate zones?
polar, tropical, temperate
The outermost layer of the atmosphere
Exosphere
Cirrus Clouds
What is the weather instrument that measures atmospheric pressure?
barometer
A funnel shaped, rotating cloud that comes from a thunderstorm
Tornado
Name 3 contributions to Global Warming
vehicles, deforestation, power plants, chemical fertilizers, agriculture, the greenhouse effect
This is the atmospheric moisture
Humidity
What cloud is dense, vertical, and usually accompanied by thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
What is the weather instrument that measures and collects rainfall?
Rain Gauge
No rain falls for long periods of time. Can last months or years
These release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
fossil fuels
This layer is the lowest layer where nearly all the weather occurs
Troposphere
What cloud is puffy with a flat base?
Cumulus
What is the weather instrument that measures temperature - usually in Fahrenheit or Celsius
Thermometer
A form of solid water or precipitation falling to the ground during a storm.
Hailstorm
How is weather created?
The sun; the heat keeps the air moving
This layer is where the air is very thin
Thermosphere
What cloud is like a grey blanket - very low to the ground
Stratus Clouds
What is the weather instrument that is sent into the atmosphere to collect information about the weather.
Weather Balloon
A torrential rainstorm and wind that may last for weeks. (Another name for a Hurricane)
Monsoon
What is the warming of the earth's surface and the air above it caused by gases in the air that trap energy from the sun?
Greenhouse effect
A layer in the earth's stratosphere containing a high amount of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun
Ozone Layer
What cloud is grey, lumpy, and lower in the sky?
Stratocumulus