Clouds
Clouds are made of?
What is water and dust particles
If an area is covered by clouds, you could conclude this about the air pressure there
What is a warm front?
A tool used to measure the temperature of air
What is a thermometer
The direction that weather patterns move in the United States?
What is west to east
3 types of clouds
What is cumulous, stratus and cirrus
High pressure
A curved red line with semi circles on it
What is the symbol for a warm front
A tool used to measure the direction of the wind
What is an wind sock or weather vane
Winds that appear to move clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere
What is the Coriolis Effect
A wispy and feathery type of cloud made of ice crystals
What is cirrus
The type of weather you get when a cold front meets a warm front
What is cloudy skies and rainy weather
A tool used to measure the direction of the wind
What is an anemometer
H's and L's on a weather map represent what?
High and low pressure
A cloud that appears as a blanket covering the sky?
What is Stratus
The type of front that forms when three air masses of different temperatures meet
What is an occluded front
A tool used to measure the air pressure
What is a barometer
A swirling storm that produces high winds and rain that forms over warm ocean water
What is a hurricane
Isobars close together signify this strength of wind (Strong, medium, or weak)
Strong winds
How do meteorologists know what weather is coming by looking at a front
fronts bring the weather that is behind them
Multiple weather tools are sent to the stratosphere with this
What is a weather balloon
What is the jet stream