Weather or Climate
Air Masses and Fronts
Climate Types
Weather & Tools
Severe Weather
Precipitation
100
I am something that can change day to day outside.
The weather
100
The classification of air masses is based on this. (2 things!)
Temperature and moisture
100
An area gets a lot of rain during what weather climate pattern?
El Nino
100
I measure the direction of wind.
A weather vane
100
This is a rise of water usually due to heavy rain with no place to go.
A flood
100
Can be considered a type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see
Fog.
200
Check this to help decide what you are going to wear today. What is it called?
Sun 107°F 99°C
Mon 120°F 104°C T
Tue 89°F 09°C
The weather forecast.
200
Air masses that use a blue line on the map are?
Cold Fronts
200
This climate is always cold and typically snowy
A tundra or polar climate.
200
These objects carry weather instruments up into the air and send data back to Earth to help meteorologists forecast the weather.
Weather balloons
200
This is a continuous period of dry weather. Hint: Starts with the letter "D".
A drought
200
Torrential rain is rain that is considered especially heavy and usually occurs during what types of weather
Thunderstorms
300
What the conditions are like in a specific area over a long period of time.
The climate
300
Air masses that use lines with half circles on the map are?
A Warm Front
300
This type of climate is close to the equator. It starts with the letter "T"
Tropical climate
300
If you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air or water, use me.
A thermometer
300
This wild weather forms over the ocean and can cause heavy winds and flooding.
A hurricane
300
Name 3 words to describe types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Hail, Freezing Rain, Sleet
400
Most of Somalia and much of other African countries are this type of climate.
A desert climate.
400
A front is formed when a colder air mass moves toward a warmer air mass.
A Cold Front.
400
What is the type of climate in New England?
A continental climate
400
I am a scientist that predicts the forecast.
A meterologist
400
You feel this when it is hot with a lot of moisture in the air.
Humidity
400
The drizzle equivalent of snow -- very light snow that isn't strong enough to accumulate.
Snow Flurries.
500
How long do scientist study an area to decide on climate?
1 year or more.
500
When two cold fronts collide to form precipitation? Hint: Purple line on the weather map
An Occluded Front
500
Not much rain occurs in this climate.
A desert or dry climate
500
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it.
A rain gauge
500
This is a storm that swirls over land and is formed from a cumulonimbus cloud.
A tornado
500
A type of rain that freezes as soon as it hits the surface of an object.
Freezing Rain