Weather Tools
Weather Tools pt. 2
Cloud types
Weather Symbols
Water Cycle
100
Measures temperature
Thermometer
100
Tracks storms
Doppler radar
100
Have flat bases and are often described as "puffy", "cotton-like" or "fluffy" in appearance
Cumulus
100
High pressure areas are marked with a ___ H
Blue
100
Water is warmed by the sun and turned into water vapor.
Evaportation
200
Shows wind direction
Wind vane
200
Navigational tool to show direction
Compass
200
Generally characterized by thin, wispy strands
Cirrus
200
Low pressure areas are marked with a ___ L.
Red
200
Water that comes from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Precipitation
300
Measures wind speed
Anemometer
300
True or False: A wind vane is the same thing as an anemometer
False
300
Low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base (blanket)
Stratus
300
What does a cold front look like?
300
Water vapor cools and forms a cloud
Condensation
400
Measures air pressure
Barometer
400
The job position of someone who predicts and reports on weather
Meteorologist
400
The name for a dark, stormy cumulus cloud
Cumulonimbus
400
What does a warm front look like?
400
What happens when a gas (water vapor) turns into a liquid (water)?
Condensation
500
Measures rain fall
Rain gauge
500
A thermometer measures ______, and anemometer measures ______.
Temperature, wind speed.
500
Fair weather (clear skies) mean
Nice weather
500
What shape is cloud coverage depicted as?
A circle.
500
List 3 ways you can conserve water.
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