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Weather Instruments
The Water Cycle
Air/
Atmosphere
On the Weather Map
Miscellaneous
100
a weather instrument that measures wind direction
What is a wind vane? What is a weather vane? What is a wind sock?
100
this is needed in order for evaporation to occur
What is the sun?
100
This is the weight of air pressing on everything around it.
What is air pressure?
100
when two air masses meet, the boundary between them is named this
What is a front?
100
a person who studies the atmosphere and reports and forecasts weather conditions is named this
What is a meteorologist?
200
a weather instrument that measures the degree of hotness or coldness
What is a thermometer?
200
the phase of the water cycle in which water turns into water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
Air pressure can change as time passes. Name two of the three conditions that affect air pressure.
What is water vapor, temperature, and altitude.
200
this occurs when a warm air mass takes the place of a cold air mass
What is a warm front?
200
the hour by hour, day by day state of conditions in the atmosphere
What is weather?
300
a rain gauge measures this
What is precipitation?
300
the phase of the water cycle in which water vapor turns into water droplets
What is condensation?
300
The level of the atmosphere where air pressure the lowest
What is exosphere
300
this occurs when a cold air mass takes the place of a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
300
the average weather conditions for a place taken over a long period of time
What is climate?
400
the name of the weather instrument that measures air pressure
What is barometer?
400
the phase of the water cycle in which any form of water, such as rain or snow, falls to Earth's surface
What is precipitation?
400
When the air feels damp and is holding water vapor, the_____________ is high. temperature precipitation humidity
What is the temperature?
400
A "large bubble " of air that has the same temperature and humidity throughout it.
What is air mass?
400
All weather takes place in this layer of the atmosphere
What is the troposphere
500
a weather instrument that measures wind speed
What is anemometer?
500
clouds form during this phase of the water cycle
What is condensation?
500
When its raining, the air pressure is ____________. When the weather clears up, the air pressure _________. lower, rises higher, goes down higher, rises lower, goes down
What is lower, rises
500
The numbers and symbols on a weather map tell you the characteristics of an air mass. These characteristics can be found by looking at a weather map. (name 3)
What is air pressure, air temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, directions of fronts, and the type of fronts.
500
A number of conditions in the atmosphere that affect weather. (Name 3)
Temperature Wind Air pressure Humdity Precipitation clouds