These rain clouds are low, dark, and can be seen on a rainy day.
Stratus or Cumulus clouds are low and dark. We see them in rainy weather.
Weather describes __________________.
Climate describes __________________________.
... the average weather in an area over a long period of time.
The red lines represent ___________ fronts.
Warm
These clouds are large, white, and puffy. They are also found low to the ground.
Cumulus clouds
Air temperature, wind speed, and direction, humidity, and pressure are all types of _________________.
A. factors that affect the weather
B. descriptions of Clouds
C. tools that people use to collect weather data
Air temperature, wind speed, and direction, humidity, and pressure are all types of...
A. factors that affect the weather
A tropical climate is a __________ climate.
A. snowy
B. wet
C. rainy
A tropical climate is a __________ climate.
B. wet
The blue lines represent __________ fronts.
Cold
These are thunderstorm clouds that look like anvils.
Cumulonimbus clouds look like anvils.
Temperature, pressure, and radar are all maps used to forecast the _________________.
Weather
This climate describes a region that has hot, dry summers, and cool, wet winters.
A. arid
B. polar
C. Mediterranean
This climate describes a region that has hot, dry summers, and cool, wet winters.
C. Mediterranean
Italy and Spain have a Mediterranean climate.
This map is used to find cloudy areas.
a radar map
These are ________ clouds.
Temperature maps are used to tell how ____________ it will be in different regions.
hot or cold
They also help us predict precipitation.
A tropical climate is a wet climate. Does that mean it rains every day?
No. Climate tells the weather over a period of time, not day to day. Tropical climates can also have many days where it does not rain.
This is a person that studies the weather.
A Meteorologist
These are thin and wispy clouds.
Cirrus Clouds
What observations can you make about the weather map below?
This map shows regions of high pressure and low pressure. It also shows warm fronts, cold and stationary fronts.
The Sahara in Africa has __________ climate.
A. a polar
B. an arid
C. a Mediterranean
B. an arid
It is a very dry climate with little moisture.
Why do meteorologists use weather maps?