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Clouds
Instruments
Atmosphere
Humidity
Miscellaneous
100
Large white puffy cloud
What is cumulus
100
This instrument measures temperature
What is a thermometer
100
The part of the atmosphere that we live in
What is the troposphere
100
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity
100
Temperature is measured in units called
What is degrees
200
This type of cloud is towering and dark
What is cumulonimbus
200
This instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen
What is a rain gauge
200
All weather takes place in
What is the troposphere
200
Compared to the air pressure at the bottom of a mountain, air pressure at the top is
What is lower
200
A cloud that is on the ground
What is fog
300
This type of could forms high in the atmosphere
What is cirrus
300
This instrument measures air pressure
What is a barometer
300
As you go higher up into the atmosphere there is less
What is air pressure
300
A blanket of air surrounding the earth is the
What is atmosphere
300
This is the most common type of severe storm
What is thunderstorm
400
This type is made of ice crystals
What is cirrus
400
This instrument measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
400
The term insolation means
What is incoming solar radiation
400
List the four types of precipitation
What is rain, snow, sleet, hail
400
This type of storm forms over warm tropical water
What is a hurricane
500
These types of clouds are seen in fair (nice weather)
What is cumulus and cirrus
500
This instrument tells what the direction the wind is blowing
What is a weather vaine
500
Name the layers in the atmosphere in order, starting with the layer closest to the earths surface
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
500
People who live in warm climates often paint their houses light colors because
What is light colors are cooler then dark coolers
500
This type of storm can cause storm surge
What is a hurricane