Meteorology
What do meteorologists do?
Analyze weather data to predict future weather patterns
What type of weather tool measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen?
Rain gauge
What kind of storm is shaped like a funnel?
Tornado
What are clouds made of?
Tiny droplets of water floating in the air
Where does precipitation come from?
The clouds
What does a cold front look like?
Curve with points
What type of weather tool measures thermal energy in the air?
Thermometer
What kind of storm always forms over a large body of water?
Hurricane
What is the feathery cloud associated with fair weather?
Cirrus cloud
What are liquid water droplets that fall from the sky called?
Rain
What does a warm front look like?
Curve with half-circles
What type of weather tool do meteorologists use to gain knowledge of air pressure?
Barometer
What kind of cloud indicates that a thunderstorm is approaching?
Cumulonimbus
What is the smooth gray cloud that covers the whole sky and causes light rain?
Stratus cloud
What kind of precipitation consists of ice crystals?
Fill in the blanks: Weather typically moves from ______ to _______. (hint: directions)
West to east
What type of weather tool do meteorologist use to measure the speed of the wind?
Anemometer
What kind of storm causes flooding?
Hurricane
What is the fluffy white cloud with a flat bottom that indicates fair weather?
What kind of precipitation consists of ice lumps?
Hail
Fill in the blanks: High air pressure typically mean _________ weather, while low air pressure typically means _________ weather.
Fair/sunny and Rainy/stormy
How do you read a thermometer?
Fill in the blank: ________ can be more damaging than a ________ to trees because they produce strong winds.
Tornadoes can be more damaging than hurricanes
What is the dark, tall, and fluffy cloud that may produce a thunderstorm?
Cumulonimbus cloud
What kind of precipitation consists of partially melted snow flakes?
Sleet