Passed through some of these low lying clouds on the way to school this morning.
What are stratus clouds?
100
This weather instrument looks a lot like a plastic tube attached to a post in the garden and measures precipitation.
What is a rain gauge?
100
Winds are caused by this.
What is unequal heating of the Earth's surface?
100
No big surprise, this is the most common form of precipitation.
What is rain?
100
Last summer we had a storm that was so big it had its own name.
What is a hurricane?
200
These are the perfect clouds for a pretty day when you want to watch the sky.
What are cumulous clouds?
200
When the mercury is falling, this instrument is letting us know the weather will be changing soon.
What is a barometer?
200
Sailors named these winds that blow between the Equator and 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South. They helped move their ships from port to port to sell their cargo.
What are trade winds?
200
That water vapor fell from the sky so quickly it never turned to water, instead the water vapor froze and fell to the ground as this form of precipitation.
What is snow?
200
Storms so big they have names!
What are hurricanes?
300
Tornadoes, thunder and hail oh my! What kind of clouds can have all three?
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
300
Whew! It's windy outside. Good thing I have this instrument to tell me just how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
300
I was sitting on the beach and felt this type of wind blowing toward me.
What is a sea breeze?
300
Ouch. This kind of frozen precipitation stings my face when it falls on a cold, windy day.
What is sleet?
300
Flat terrain along with cold winds from the north and warm winds from the south give this part of the country its name.
What is Tornado Alley?
400
Ice crystals, not water droplets, make up these clouds.
What are cirrus clouds?
400
This tool comes in handy when you want to know how cool or warm it is outside.
What is a thermometer?
400
Wow, these are fast winds that blow along with the prevailing westerlies.
What is the jet stream?
400
I thought it was raining but everything is covered with ice. We must have had this kind of precipitation.
What is freezing rain.
400
We observed the warm and cold air rolling around in the sky. It never reached the ground so we could not officially say we had this type of storm.
What is a tornado?
500
When this word is added, I know we are sure to find some precipitation!
What is nimbus/nimbo?
500
Use this tool and you will have information about air pressure, air temperature and winds.
What is a weather balloon?
500
Hail stones have layers because they are formed this way.
What is freeze, fall, collide with water vapor, get pushed up in the cloud and repeat the process?
500
It's warm today but a cold front is headed our way. I guess we will have to expect this type of storm.