Weather Instruments
Clouds & Fronts
Predicting the Weather
Mixed Category
100
This weather tool is used to measure the amount of precipitation that has fallen.
rain gauge
100
This type of front is represented by a red curve with half-circles on one side
warm front
100
This is an air current that flows from West to East across the United States.
the jet stream
100
Weather or Climate?
Summer is usually rainy in Miami, Florida.
Climate
200
I would use this weather instrument to learn from which direction the wind is blowing.
wind vane or weather vane
200
This type of front is represented by a blue curve with spikes on one side
cold front
200
This ocean current flows along the Eastern United States and warms the water, bringing milder weather to North Carolina's coast.
the Gulf Stream
200
Weather or Climate?
It is sunny outside today, but cooler than it was yesterday.
weather
300
I would use this weather instrument to tell me the temperature outside.
thermometer
300
Name the type of cloud pictured. 
Cirrus
300
These two things cause seasons
The tilt of the Earth on its axis and the amount of direct sunlight an area gets
300
These are huge storms that form over the warm ocean water. They have very strong, destructive winds
hurricanes
400
This tool measures air pressure
barometer
400
Name the type of cloud pictured.
cumulus
400
This is a possible forecast for New York on Saturday 
A. Sunny skies and colder temperatures
B. Warmer temperatures and less intense storms
C. Warmer temperatures and heavy, intense storms
B. Warmer temperatures and less intense storms
400
Weather or Climate?
The Gobi Desert gets in average of 7.6 inches of rainfall a year.
Climate
500
What is this a picture of?
anemometer
500
What key word means that a cloud will bring precipitation?
Nimbo or Nimbus
500
What is a possible forecast for Saturday in Boise?
A. Colder temperatures with heavy, intense storms
B. Colder temperatures with less intense storms
C. Warmer temperatures with clear, sunny skies
A. Colder temperatures with heavy, intense storms
500
Clouds are categorized by their height, or _______.
elevation