SOL 4.6 Weather

1. Scientists who collect data using a variety of instruments and then use data to predict the weather.

Cosmotologists

Meteorologists

Commercialists

2. Tool used to measure air temperature

Barometer

Rain gauge

Anemometer

Thermometer

3. Tool used to measure precipitation.

Barometer

Rain gauge

Anemometer

Thermometer

4. Tool used to measure wind velocity, or speed

Barometer

Rain gauge

Anemometer

Thermometer

5. Tall, dark clouds that are associated with thunderstorms.

Cirrus clouds

Stratus clouds

Cumulonimbus clouds

Cumulus Clouds

6. Thunderstorm meets strong winds high in the sky, the winds can cause the storm to spin in a strong, rotating column of air that reaches from a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground.

Thunderstorm

Tornado

Hurricane

Low pressure

7. Amount of moisture, or water vapor, in the air.

Front

Air mass

Humidity

Air pressure

8. White puffy clouds that look like cotton and are associated with sunny weather

Cumulonimbus clouds

Cumulus Clouds

Stratus clouds

Cirrus clouds

9. The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures and levels of humidity.

Humidity

Front

Air mass

Air pressure

10. Thin, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that are seen high in the sky and indicate that rain or snow is coming.

Cumulonimbus clouds

Cumulus Clouds

Stratus clouds

Cirrus clouds

11. Warm, low pressure weather system surrounded by cooler air over ocean waters, a severe storm with winds above 75 mph may occur.

Thunderstorm

Tornado

Hurricane

Rain

12. Tool used to measure air pressure

Barometer

Rain gauge

Anemometer

Thermometer

13. Mass of light air that sometimes moves in and slides over a mass of heavier air, often leading to steady rain or snow and an increase in air temperature.

Warm front

Cold front

14. Push caused by the weight of air.

Force

Humidity

Air pressure

Air mass

15. VEry large body of air that is spread over hundreds of miles and has the same temperature and humidity

Air mass

Air pressure

Front

Hunidity

16. Smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky and usually bring light rain and drizzle.

Cumulonimbus clouds

Cumulus Clouds

Stratus clouds

Cirrus clouds

17. Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are caused by

Hot air

People

Extreme atmospheric conditions

Rainy weather

18. Does coldor warm air form low pressure areas?

Warm

Cold

19. What air is more dense? Cold or hot

Cold

Hot

20. Mass of heavy air that sometimes slides underneath a mass of lighter air and pushes it up, often causing thunderstorms and a drop in air temperature.

Warm front

Cold front

21. __________ pressure usually contain clouds.

Low

High

22. Warm, moist air near the ground is covered by a mass of cold air, a storm with heavy winds and rain may occur

Thunderstorms

Tornado

Hurricane

Rain

23. All storms have strong winds and _______ air pressure

LOw

HIgh

24. Does cold or warm air form high pressure areas?

Cold

Warm

25. _______ pressure areas usually have very few clouds.

High

Low

Sol 4.6 Weather

1. Scientists who collect data using a variety of instruments and then use data to predict the weather.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Tool used to measure air temperature

3. Tool used to measure precipitation.

4. Tool used to measure wind velocity, or speed

5. Tall, dark clouds that are associated with thunderstorms.

6. Thunderstorm meets strong winds high in the sky, the winds can cause the storm to spin in a strong, rotating column of air that reaches from a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground.

7. Amount of moisture, or water vapor, in the air.

8. White puffy clouds that look like cotton and are associated with sunny weather

9. The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures and levels of humidity.

10. Thin, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that are seen high in the sky and indicate that rain or snow is coming.

11. Warm, low pressure weather system surrounded by cooler air over ocean waters, a severe storm with winds above 75 mph may occur.

12. Tool used to measure air pressure

13. Mass of light air that sometimes moves in and slides over a mass of heavier air, often leading to steady rain or snow and an increase in air temperature.

14. Push caused by the weight of air.

15. VEry large body of air that is spread over hundreds of miles and has the same temperature and humidity

16. Smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky and usually bring light rain and drizzle.

17. Hurricanes, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are caused by

18. Does coldor warm air form low pressure areas?

19. What air is more dense? Cold or hot

20. Mass of heavy air that sometimes slides underneath a mass of lighter air and pushes it up, often causing thunderstorms and a drop in air temperature.

21. __________ pressure usually contain clouds.

22. Warm, moist air near the ground is covered by a mass of cold air, a storm with heavy winds and rain may occur

23. All storms have strong winds and _______ air pressure

24. Does cold or warm air form high pressure areas?

25. _______ pressure areas usually have very few clouds.