Weather Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Cirrus clouds are | High, thin and wispy clouds. Fair weather. |
| Cumulus clouds are | Mid level "cotton ball" clouds. Partly cloudy day. |
| Stratus clouds are | Overcast low lying clouds. Precipitation. |
| Weather is composed of | cloud cover, humidity, air pressure, temperature, wind direction and wind speed. (CHATW2) |
| What are the 4 types of precipitation? | Rain, sleet, snow and hail |
| An anemometer measures | Wind speed |
| A barometer measures | Air pressure |
| A thermometer measures | Temperature |
| An air mass is | a large body of air that has the same properties as the surface over which it develops |
| A front is when | Two air masses meet. |
| What are the 4 types of fronts. | Cold, warm, stationary, occuluded |
| High pressure system | Fair Good "happy" weather.High clouds. |
| Low pressure system | Low clouds overcast "lousy" weather. |
| Air pressure is affected by | Humidity (water vapor) altitude, and temperature (HAT) |
| A Meteorlogist | Forcasts the weather |
| Weather Fronts generally move | West to East. |
| Cumulonimbous clouds are the | Thunderstorm clouds. |
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gayle gavazzi
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