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What is a weather warning?
When a storm begins and people have reported seeing it.
What is a weather watch?
When conditions are right for a certain type of severe weather but the weather is not currently happening.
What would adding the prefix nimbo- to the name of the cloud tell you?
That the cloud produces precipitation.
Describe what stratus clouds look like.
flat, blanket clouds that are lowest in the sky
Describe what a cumulus cloud looks like.
large, fluffy looking clouds with flat bottoms in the middle of the troposphere
Describe what a cirrus cloud looks like.
thin, curly looking clouds high in the sky
Please explain the differences between a cold front, warm front, and stationary front.
Cold: cool air push under warm air. Warm: warm air mass moves over a slower cool air mass. Stationary: two air masses push each other but no movement
The boundary where two unlike air masses meet is called a _____.
front
A body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture is called an _______.
air mass
Ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth form ____.
snow
Water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form ____.
rain
Raindrops that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets form ____.
sleet
Condensed water vapor or ice crystals form ____.
clouds
Raindrops that are pushed up over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling the earth are called ______.
hail
The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs is called the _____.
troposphere
Water vapor in the atmosphere is called _____.
humidity
The condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time is called _____.
weather
The measurement of the distance above sea level is called _____.
altitude
The weight of the air is called ______.
air pressure
The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth is called the __________.
atmosphere
T or F? Hail usually falls during cold weather.
False, falls during warm weather.
T or F? Meteorologists study the atmosphere and the weather.
True
T or F? An anemometer shows the direction from which the wind is blowing.
False, measures wind speed
T or F? Any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground is called precipitation.
True
T or F? A typhoon is a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds.
False, it is a blizzard.
T or F? Hurricanes form over land.
False, forms over the ocean.
A _______ is an instrument that measures air pressure.
barometer
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