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Weather Instruments I
Weather Instruments II
Weather Words I
Weather Words II
Potpourri
100
A weather instrument that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
100
A weather instrument that measures precipitation over a specific period of time
What is a rain gauge?
100
Conditions in the atmosphere right now
What is weather?
100
Horizontal movement of air across Earth's surface
What is wind?
100
A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
What is a tornado?
200
A weather instrument that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
200
A person who studies conditions in the atmosphere, predicts, and forecasts the weather.
Who is a meteorologist?
200
One area's weather patterns over a long period of time
What is climate?
200
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
200
A severe tropical windstorm that begins near the Equator with heavy rains, and wind with a speed greater than 74 miles per hour
What is an hurricane?
300
A weather instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane / weather vane?
300
A weather instrument that measures weather conditions higher up in the atmosphere
What is a weather balloon?
300
A large body of air with the same properties (temperature and moisture level) throughout
What is an air mass?
300
A blanket of gases that surround and protect Earth
What is atmosphere?
300
The area where two air masses meet and weather happens
What is a front?
400
A weather instrument that measures the amount of water vapor in the air
What is an hygrometer?
400
A weather instrument used to photograph and track large-scale air movements
What is a weather satellite?
400
When water vapor changing from a gas to a liquid
What is condensation?
400
Water changing from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
400
Mrs. Sewell's favorite candy
What is M&Ms?
500
A weather instrument that measures the amount of heat in the air
What is a thermometer?
500
One of the best ways to help detect the weather (HINT: They cost nothing.)
What are your eyes?
500
Irregular warming in the sea surface temperatures
What is El Niño?
500
Irregular cooling in the sea surface temperatures
What is La Niña?
500
Mrs. Sewell's favorite cola / soda
What is Coca-Cola (Coke)?