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Clouds
Storms
Climate
Atmosphere
Weather Tools
100
What high level clouds are wispy with fuzzy edges?
cirrus
100
What is spark from the discharge of electricity in a thunderhead called?
Lightning
100
What is the average weather in a place called?
climate
100
What layer of the atmosphere is closest to the earth and the location of all weather?
troposphere
100
What is used to measure temperature?
thermometer
200
What is name for moisture that falls from clouds?
precipitation
200
What is a snowstorm with high winds and little visibility called?
Blizzard
200
Of these, which has the strongest effect on climate? temperature, latitude, rainfall, or elevation
latitude
200
What is the atmospheric pressure called? This would be higher at sea level and lower at the top of a mountain.
air pressure
200
What tells the direction of the wind?
windsock or weather vane
300
What clouds form at low altitudes and are layered?
stratus
300
What is the region of a hurricane that includes the fastest winds and the heaviest rain?
eye
300
What is the constant movement of ocean water called that effects climate?
current
300
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
humidity
300
What is used to measure air pressure?
barometer
400
What is a large region of air that has a similar temperature and humidity?
air mass
400
What storm includes both lightning and thunder?
thunderstorm
400
What is the ocean current that flows northward on the east coast of the United States called?
Gulf Stream
400
What is the system of winds called that blow steadily over long distances?
global winds
400
What is used to measure wind speed?
anemometer
500
What is an air mass that is wet and moist called?
Maritime Tropical
500
What is the bulge of water in an ocean caused by a hurricane called?
storm surge
500
What is the change in weather conditions that is caused by the change in ocean currents called?
El Nino
500
What is the solar energy that reaches a planet called?
insolation
500
What radar tracks the speed and direction of winds and rain?
Doppler radar