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Types of clouds
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Weather vocabulary
Weather tools
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What type of cloud appears in fair weather?
Cumulus clouds
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What is a water cycle?
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.
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What is air?
Air is a mixture of gasses we need to breathe.
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What is air pressure?
Air pressure is due to the weight of the air and is determined by several factors including the temperature of the air.
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what is a thermometer?
A thermometer measures the temperature of the air.
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What type of cloud is smooth and gray?
Stratus clouds
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How does water evaporate?
Water evaporates from the surface of the ocean during the water cycle.
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What happens when air masses interact?
They can cause clouds to form, or rain showers.
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What is air mass?
A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.
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What is a rain gauge?
A rain gauge measures the amount of precipitation.
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what cloud often indicate that rain or snow will fall within several hours.
Cirrus clouds
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What is hydrosphere?
It includes all the water on Earth.
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what can a hurricane do?
hurricanes can cause floods and high winds.
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What is high pressure?
high pressure is associated with clear, cool weather.
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What is a anemometer?
An anemometer measures wind speed.
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What clouds may produce thunderstorms.
Cumulo-nimbus clouds
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What is climate?
Climate is the average weather at a location over a period of time.
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what can tornadoes do?
A tornado can tear apart houses, it can break windows and houses.
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What is low pressure
Low pressure is associated with warm, wet weather.
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What is a barometer?
A barometer measures air pressure.
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What clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms, that usually indicate fair weather.
Cumulus clouds
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Name all of the type of clouds?
Cirrus cumulo-nimbus clouds stratus cumulus
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What can blizzards do?
Blizzards can trap people in their homes or cars.
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What is a front
A front is the boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity.
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What is a Meteorologist?
Meteorologists gather data by using a variety of instruments. Meteorologists also use data to predict weather patterns.