This type of cloud is fluffy and white with flat bottoms. They usually indicate fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
100
This tool measures the amount of precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
100
The measure of the amount of thermal energy in the atmosphere.
What is temperature?
100
A storm produced from cumulonimbus clouds that is associated with heavy rain, strong wind, lightning, and sometimes hail.
What is a thunderstorm?
100
What kind of front is it when warm air rises up above cold air?
What is a warm front?
200
Smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky and block out direct sunlight. Light rain is usually associated with this type of cloud.
What are stratus clouds?
200
This tool is used to measure the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer?
200
The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions.
What is meteorology?
200
A storm that produces high wind speeds and funnel-shaped clouds. It is produced when warm, moist air meets cool, dry air, creating instability in the atmosphere.
What is a tornado?
200
This is the main source of energy that creates Earth's weather.
What is the sun?
300
Thin, wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals. This type of cloud is usually associated with fair weather.
What are cirrus clouds?
300
This tool measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
300
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. It is due to the weight of the air and determined by several factors, including the temperature of the air.
What is air pressure?
300
A tropical storm that forms over an ocean. This storm produces high winds, heavy rain, and large waves.
What is a hurricane?
300
Clouds are made of tiny water droplets. As the droplets grow bigger and heavier, they eventually fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail, which are all forms of _______.
What is precipitation?
400
Fluffy clouds that are larger in size with dark bottoms. They look like a gray blanket or puffs of smoke. This type of cloud may produce thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
400
This tool measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
400
The boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity.
What is a front?
400
A long-lasting snowstorm with very strong winds and intense snowfall. This storms needs cold air at the surface, lots of moisture, and lift. Warm air must rise over cold air.
What is a blizzard?
400
The amount of water vapor in the air is called _______.
What is humidity?
500
This type of cloud is actually what causes fog (when it is in very low elevation).
What are stratus clouds?
500
This tool shows the direction of wind.
What is a wind vane?
500
A large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals that are so light they can float in the atmosphere.
What is a cloud?
500
Severe storms that form over land. They can travel 800 kilometers (497 miles) per hour and occur most often in spring and early summer
What is a tornado?
500
Air moves from places with high air pressure to places with low air pressure. This makes ____.