Clouds
What clouds are made of (2 things)
What is water and dust particles
A warm front brings this weather.
What is light, steady rain/precipitation?
The ocean of air around Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
Warm Gulf stream waters are found here.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The beach has these two types of wind each day and night.
What are a sea breeze and a land breeze?
A type of cloud that grows tall and dark and brings thunderstorms.
What is cumulonimbus?
A stationary front brings this weather.
What is rainy?
Currents in the atmosphere and ocean use this type of heat transfer to move heat energy around the Earth.
What is convection?
Measured in degrees Farenheit or Celsius with a thermometer.
What is a temperature?
The Gulf Stream brings this type of water from the tropics.
What is warm?
A type of cloud is wispy and feathery
What is cirrus?
Low pressure brings this weather.
What is rainy, windy, unsettled?
A climate where the temperatures don't get too cold or too hot.
What is mild?
Measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
Air always moves from ________ pressure to ________ pressure which causes ________.
What is high, low, wind?
A type of cloud that appears as a blanket covering the sky
What is Stratus?
High pressure brings this weather.
What is fair weather?
Where two air masses meet.
What is a front?
Measures wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
The side of a mountain that receives less rain due to a rain shadow.
What is leeward?
2 types of clouds are associated with fair weather
What are cumulus and cirrus?
Warm, moist air is forming over the warm ocean. What type of severe weather might happen?
What is a hurricane?
A front that doesn't move for several days.
What is a stationary front?
Measures precipitation in inches.
What is a rain gauge?
The jet stream goes from ____ to _____.
What is west to east?