Weather and Climate 1
Weather and Climate 2
Weather Instruments
Pictures
100
What is Precipitation?
Precipitation is any water that forms in the sky and falls back to the Earth.
100
The reading on a barometer rises when the air pressure does what?
increases or goes up
100
What instrument measures air pressure?
barometer
100
What is the weather most likely to be on Thursday?
rainy
200
Snow, rain, hail, and fog are all forms of
water
200
What type of clouds bring thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
200
What instrument measures temperature?
Thermometer
200
What city is going to experience the cold front first?
Dayton
300
What is the type of clouds that are close to the ground that make it difficult to see, especially when driving?
Fog
300
How are clouds made?
when water droplets that come together and condense from cooled water vapor
300
What instrument measures the wind direction?
Wind vane
300
Which city is most likely to be clear and dry?
New Orleans
400
True or False- Weather changes constantly.
True
400
True or False- Climate takes many years to change.
True.
400
What instrument measures the wind speed?
Anemometer or wind sock
400
The clouds shown under the bridge is known as what?
Fog
500
Explain the main difference between weather and climate
Weather is the atmospheric condition over a short period of time and climate is over a long period of time (average weather pattern of 30years)
500
What are different factors that can affect the climate of an area?
landforms, elevation, distance from the ocean, and distance from the equator
500
What instrument measures precipitation?
Rain gauge
500
What number shows where clouds are most likely to form?
2