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  • T or F? An anemometer shows the direction from which the wind is blowing.
    False, measures wind speed
  • What is a weather warning?
    When a storm begins and people have reported seeing it.
  • Describe what a cirrus cloud looks like.
    thin, curly looking clouds high in the sky
  • Ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth form ____.
    snow
  • T or F? Hurricanes form over land.
    False, forms over the ocean.
  • The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs is called the _____.
    troposphere
  • T or F? Hail usually falls during cold weather.
    False, falls during warm weather.
  • Describe what stratus clouds look like.
    flat, blanket clouds that are lowest in the sky
  • Condensed water vapor or ice crystals form ____.
    clouds
  • The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth is called the __________.
    atmosphere
  • Water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form ____.
    rain
  • T or F? A typhoon is a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds.
    False, it is a blizzard.
  • T or F? Any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground is called precipitation.
    True
  • A _______ is an instrument that measures air pressure.
    barometer
  • Describe what a cumulus cloud looks like.
    large, fluffy looking clouds with flat bottoms in the middle of the troposphere
  • What would adding the prefix nimbo- to the name of the cloud tell you?
    That the cloud produces precipitation.
  • 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
  • The measurement of the distance above sea level is called _____.
    altitude
  • The weight of the air is called ______.
    air pressure
  • Raindrops that are pushed up over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling the earth are called ______.
    hail
  • Raindrops that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets form ____.
    sleet
  • T or F? Meteorologists study the atmosphere and the weather.
    True
  • What is a weather watch?
    When conditions are right for a certain type of severe weather but the weather is not currently happening.
  • 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 condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time is called _____.
    weather
  • Water vapor in the atmosphere is called _____.
    humidity
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