What type of weather will you see when you have stratus clouds?
A. Light rain
B. Thunderstorms
C. Fair Weather
A. Light Rain
100
What kind of weather would you see if there was a low-pressure system in our town?
clouds, rain, wind
100
There is a thunderstorm going on outside. Did a cold air mass move into a warm air mass OR did a warm air mass move into a cold air mass?
Cold air mass moved into a warm air mass.
100
The temperature is below freezing (lower than 32 degrees), what type of precipitation will fall?
Snow
200
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
200
Name the two foul weather clouds.
Stratus and Cumulo-Nimbus
200
name the 4 types of precipitation we studied.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
200
What is the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere called?
Temperature
200
What does a hygrometer measure?
Humidity
300
What is the boundary between two air masses of different temperatures called?
a front
300
What type of cloud indicates that snow and rain may be on its way?
Cirrus clouds
300
What tool can you measure the amount of precipitation with?
Rain gauge
300
What kind of weather will you have when you have cumulus clouds?
A. Fair Weather
B. Thunderstorms
C. Light Rain
A. Fair Weather
300
What is meteorology?
The study of weather
400
Name two things a meteorologist does?
predicts weather and gathers data
400
What kind of weather would we experience if there was a high pressure system in our town?
Dry and clear
400
There is lightning , wind, and rain outside. I see some cumulo-nimbus clouds outside. What kind of storm must this be?
a thunderstorm
400
What do cirrus clouds look like?
wispy clouds made of ice crystals that resemble feathers.
400
What tool would you use to determine wind direction?
wind or weather vane
500
What kind of weather will you have when there are cirrus clouds?
A. Fair weather
B. Thunderstorms
C. Light Rain
A. Fair weather
500
"There are heavy rains and very strong winds outside? I think the meteorologist said the storm forms over the water." said Mason.
What kind of storm is Mason experiencing?