What are clouds made of?
Water vapor that gets condensed.
What is evaporate?
Energy from the sun warms the water on the earth causing it to do this.
What is a weather vane?
This measures the wind direction.
What is a front?
The boundary between two air masses.
Which heats and cools faster: Land or Water?
Land
Name 3 types of clouds
What is cumulous, stratus and cirrus
What are the water vapors?
Clouds are made up of this.
What is a weather vane?
This measures the wind direction.
What is the weather map symbol for warm front?
The weather map symbol for a warm front is a curved line with red semi-circles.
Why are air temperatures usually higher in the afternoon than in the morning?
When the sun rises the surface of the earth is heated and the temperature rises. The surface is warmer around midday. The air takes longer to heat up and temperatures are highest in the middle of the afternoon.
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery?
Cirrus
What is fog?
Fog is clouds close to ground.
What is a rain gauge?
This measures the amount of precipitation.
What is the weather map symbol for cold front?
The weather map symbol for a cold front is a blue curved line with blue triangles.
Why are some surfaces warmer than other?
Different surfaces absorb different amount of light energy.
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky?
Stratus
What is precipitation?
rain, snow, hail, and sleet are all forms of precipitation.
What is an anemometer?
This measures the speed of the wind.
What is a cold front?
A cold front is when a cold air mass pushes out a warm air mass, often bringing thunderstorms, or heavy rains, followed by sunshine and cool weather.
Why does the earth surface not heat evenly?
Sunlight hits the earth's surface at different angles.
Which clouds are puffy and you see in nice weather?
Cumulous
What is condense?
To condense means to change from a gas to a liquid. As warm moist air rises, it begins to cool, which causes the water vapor in the air to do this.
What is a barometer?
This measures the force exerted by the weight of the air.
What is a warm front?
A warm front is when a warm air mass slides slowly over the top of cold air mass. It produces light rain or snow for several days.
What is the pressing of air on earth called?
It is called air pressure.