Weather and Climate
This refers to the current atmospheric conditions like temperature and precipitation
Weather
This tool measures air temperature.
What is a thermometer?
These puffy white clouds usually indicate fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
Air pressure ___________ as altitude increases.
What is decreases?
These winds move weather across the U.S.
What are the prevailing westerlies?
This is the average weather pattern in a location over a long period.
Climate
This measures how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
These clouds are low and gray, bringing steady rain or snow.
What are nimbostratus clouds?
This type of front brings steady rain and warmer temperatures.
What is a warm front?
This fast-moving air current separates cold northern air from warm southern air.
What is the jet stream?
These zones are generally hot year-round and located near the equator.
What are tropical zones?
This instrument shows the direction the wind is blowing from.
What is a wind vane?
These high, wispy clouds signal a weather change in the next 24 hours.
What are cirrus clouds?
This type of front brings thunderstorms and cooler temperatures.
What is a cold front?
This ocean current keeps the eastern U.S. coast mild and warm.
What is the Gulf Stream?
The U.S. is in this climate zone and experiences all four seasons.
What is the temperate zone?
This measures the amount of moisture in the air.
What is a hygrometer?
These clouds bring thunderstorms and severe weather.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
This type of pressure system brings clear and fair weather.
What is high pressure?
This global event can cause extreme storms or dryness in the U.S.
What is El Niño?
Due to Earth’s tilt, these two hemispheres experience opposite seasons.
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
This instrument collects and measures the amount of rainfall.
What is a rain gauge?
This type of precipitation forms when snow melts and refreezes before hitting the ground.
What is sleet?
When a warm air mass gets trapped between two cold air masses, it forms this.
What is an occluded front?
These winds blow from east to west in tropical zones.
What are the trade winds?