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Instruments
Clouds
Fronts
Precipitation
Storms
100
Used to measure humidity
What is a hygrometer
100
High wispy ice crystals
What are cirrus clouds
100
Where two air masses meet
What is a front
100
Falls in the liquid state
What is rain
100
Begins overwater and gets energy from warm ocean waters
What is a hurricane
200
Used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
200
Low to the ground
What is fog
200
Warmer air moving in to replace colder air
What is a warm front
200
Begins as liquid but is solid before hitting ground
What is sleet
200
Results from wind moving in different directions to create low pressure point in the center
What is a tornado
300
Used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
300
Puffy and fluffy looking
What are cumulus clouds
300
Typically found along warm fronts
What is light precipitation
300
Falls as liquid and becomes solid when landing
What is freezing rain
300
Extremely heavy rain with thunder and lightning
What is a thunderstorm
400
Used to measure wind direction
What is a wind vane
400
Flat gray, in layers
What stratus clouds
400
Colder air moving in to replace warmer air
What is a cold front
400
Falls in a frozen state
What is snow
400
Heavy amounts of snow that fall near a body of water
What is lake affect snow
500
Used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer
500
Towering, also known as thunderheads
What cumulonimbus clouds
500
Typically found along a cold front
What is heavy precipitation
500
Goes through a cycle of falling, freezing, blown upward, accumulates more water, falls, etc
What is hail
500
Balls of ice fall and can do severe damage
What is a hail storm