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Weather Instruments
Earth's Atmosphere
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100
This instrument measures the temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
A huge volume of air responsible for certain types of weather is...
What is an air mass?
100
A rotating wind storm.
What is a tornado?
100
What is the average weather conditions of an area that occur over a long period of time?
What is climate?
100
This person studies different types of weather.
What is a meteorologist?
200
This instrument measures rain, snow, sleet or hail.
What is a rain gauge?
200
What forms when warm air moves into an area of cooler air?
What is a warm front?
200
A tropical storm that starts in the ocean waters near the equator.
What is a hurricane?
200
What are the four steps of the water cycle?
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, and Collection.
200
A __________ provides meteorologist with images of weather all around the United States.
What is a Doppler radar?
300
This instrument measures air pressure. It is round.
What is a barometer?
300
What forms when cool air moves into an area of warm air?
What is a cold front?
300
The most severe thunderstorm is called?
What is a supercell thunderstorm?
300
What are the three major climate zones?
Tropical, Temperate, and Polar.
300
_______ is the carrying away of rock, sand or soil by nature.
What is erosion?
400
This instrument measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
400
Explain what a cold front symbol looks like.
A blue line with triangles.
400
Many tornadoes occur in a place called _____________
What is tornado alley?
400
________ is what is happening in the air or atmosphere at one time in one place.
What is weather?
400
__________ breaks down rock and other materials into pieces.
What is weathering?
500
This instrument displays the direction the wind is blowing.
What is a wind vane?
500
Explain what a warm front symbol looks like.
A red line with circles.
500
There is no rain located in the ________ of a hurricane.
What is the eye?
500
_________ form when two air masses meet?
What is fronts?
500
_________ is when the pieces from weathering are laid down.
What is deposition?