Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Weather Tools

4th

TermDefinition
Cumulus puffy with flat bottoms and round tops that signal fair weather.
Cirrus wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high sky levels
stratus clouds that form in flat layers and often cover the sky
Nimbus rain cloud
Fog a stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew near the ground.
Anemometer used to measure wind speed
Wind vane measures wind direction
Thermometer used to tell temperature
Sling psychrometer tool made of wet and dry thermometer that measures relative humidity and requires a table to interpret the two temperatures
Barometer measures atmospheric pressure
Rain gauge used to measure precipitation
Weather map map uses symbols to show weather data.
Weather satellites type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor and climate of the snow or hail.
Weather radar used to send pulses of electromagnet energy into the atmosphere to find precipitation, detriment it motion and intestacy, and identify the precipitation type as rain, snow or hail.
Isobar line on map connecting points having the same barometric reading as given time.
Isotherm Lime on a map that joins places that have the same temperature
Cumulonimbus Thunder storm clouds. High winds an flatten the top of the cloud into a anvil-like shape. These clouds are accosted with rain, snow, hail, lighting, and even tornadoes. The anvil usually points in the direction the storm is moving.
Relative huminty amount of water vapor in air at any given time is usually less than that required to stature the air. Expressed as a percentage.
Created by: user-1574502
Popular Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards