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Weather Instruments
Clouds
Climate
Rain Drop
Weather
100
What is the weather instrument that measures precipitation called?
Rain Gauge
100
What kind of cloud type is fog considered?
Stratus
100
What are the three types of climate zones?
Tropical, Temperate, and Polar
100
Name 4 types of precipitation.
hail
100
What is weather?
atmosphere conditions are a given time
200
What is the instrument that measures wind speed called?
Anemometer
200
Clouds composed of ice crystals high in the sky are called..
Cirrus Clouds
200
At what degree Latitude is the equator located on?
0
200
At what temperature Celsius does water freeze?
0
200
What is climate?
long term atmospheric conditions
300
What does a barometer measure?
Air Pressure
300
Puffy clouds at the middle altitudes are called..
Cumulus
300
What is the difference between Climate and Weather?
Weather is day to day. Climate is long term.
300
What powers all the weather on Earth. (Hint, what moves the water cycle?)
Sun
300
What are winds that blow steadily over long distances in a predictable direction?
global winds
400
What is the instrument called that determines the direction the wind is blowing?
Weather/Wind Vane
400
Layered clouds at low altitudes are called...
Stratus Clouds
400
Name something that determines the climate of an area.
Latitude or altitude
400
Sort the following environments from most dry to least dry?
grassland, rainforest, desert, tundra
400
What is a scientist who studies weather called?
meteorologist
500
Which instrument is used to measure the amount of humidity in the air?
Hygrometer
500
What is the cloud that brings thunderstorm weather?
Cumulonimbus Clouds
500
What effect does latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water have on the climate of a region?
Better be long!
500
Hurricanes generally produce a great deal of precipitation. Where do these storms collect the moisture needed to produce so much precipitation?
ocean
500
What are 4 examples of precipitation? Describe each one in a few words
Rain, snow, sleet, hail