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Precipitation
Storms
Weather Instruments
Atmosphere
Clouds
100
what instrument measures precipitation?
rain gauge
100
What is the center of a hurricane called?
"eye"
100
What is a meteorologists?
someone who studies the atmosphere and weather
100
Temperature, weather, and precipitation makes up our daily __________
weather


100
_________ are formed from warm air carrying water vapor that rises from the earth and cools in the sky
clouds
200
_______ is a mixture of Rain and snow
sleet
200
A __________ usually brings heavy rain, strong winds, thunder, and lightning 
thunderstorms 
200
_________ ___________ measures how much precipitation falls
rain gauge
200
__________ is the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
200
_________ clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms
cumulus
300
___________ is any form of water that falls from the atmosphere
precipitation
300
Hurricanes usually form over the _______ ocean
Atlantic
300
_________ measures temperature
thermometer
300
the earth is covered in a blanket of air called an ________
atmosphere
300
__________- clouds are feathery and look like commas or wisps of hair high in the sky
cirrus
400
__________ is when rain droplets freeze and form ice crystals and fall to the ground
snow
400
_________ will occur when a small, low pressure weather system is surrounded by cool air
hurricane


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___________ is used to measure wind speed
anemometer
400
Large amounts of air that have the same temperature and humidity are called ______ _________
air mass
400
___________ clouds are smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky
stratus
500
__________ is when rain is frozen into many layers of ice crystals in a storm cloud
hail
500
____________ occurs when a warm moist air mass near the ground is covered by cold air
tornadoes 
500
_______ measures the weight or pressure of air
barometer
500
___________ is the line where to air masses meet
front
500
______________ clouds are formed when fluffy white clouds combine and usually bring rain, thunder, and lightning
cumulonimbus