What causes weather?
What influences weather the most? (hint: think heat transfer)
Temperature can be measured in two scales called...
Celsius and Fahrenheit
What weather instrument tells you from which direction wind is coming from?
Wind Vane
Water changing to gas is called..
Evaporation
What type of weather does a cold front bring?
thunderstorms or other severe weather (tornadoes)
cumulonimbus clouds
cooler temperatures follow
What is lighter, warm air or cold air?
Warm air
What weather tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
What weather instrument measures the speed at which wind is moving?
Anemometer
When water vapor rises into the atmosphere, it cools. The water vapor then changes back into tiny water drops. This process is called...
Condensation
What type of weather does a warm front bring?
steady rain
nimbostratus clouds
warmer temperatures follow
When water is in the form of a gas it is know as...
Does air pressure increase or decrease as you rise in altitude?
Air pressure decreases
Which global wind pattern affects the weather in North Carolina?
What is the name of clouds that look puffy, like a cotton ball?
Cumulus Cloud
What climate is North Carolina in?
Temperate
Warm, moist air rises through the atmosphere and then cools and forms what?
A cloud
What is the instrument used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
What causes wind?
Air moving from high to low pressure
Describe a stratus cloud.
A grey layer of clouds that are low in the atmosphere.
How does the Gulf Stream affect climate?
It keeps the U.S. Eastern coast mild/warm
What is the name of a person that studies weather?
A Meteorologist.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
Fair and Clear
Describe the jet stream.
a fast-moving tube of air the flows from west to east high above the U.S.
"a river of wind"
What do cirrus clouds tell us about the weather?
A change in weather is coming
What type of weather does a stationary front bring?
clouds and precipitation lasting several days