1. Q5: Fluffy and white
Low clouds with float bottoms, these clouds indicate fair weather; think “cool whip”
Q1: Flat, hazy, straight; featureless clouds of low altitude; often associated with light mist or drizzle
Q6: A tornado is best described as…
Q2:Which type of storm causes the most flooding in areas located near an ocean coastline?
Q7: The instrument used to measure wind speed is called-
Q3: Different types of clouds are associated with different types of weather. During a thunderstorm the clouds to look for are called-
Q4: A whirling mass of cool, dry air with winds spiraling in a clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere
Q8: Which weather term best describes the terms below?
RAIN, SNOW, SLEET
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2. A5: Cumulus clouds A1: Stratus clouds A2: Hurricane
A6: a rotating funnel-shaped cloud with strong winds and thunderstorms
A7: Anemometer
A3: Cumulonimbus
A8: Precipitation
A4: High pressure system, represented by a blue H on a weather map

3. Q9: In a line graph it runs horizontally (flat) it has numbers representing different time periods or names of things being compared
Q13: Which instrument could help you figure out if it is a good day to fly a kite?
Q14: During stormy weather, the clouds found in the sky are known as-
Q10: Formed over water near the equator when warm air rises quickly causing a whirling storm with high winds and heavy rains is-
Q11: Meteorologist use a ___________to measure the amount of precipitation during a storm.
Q15: Helping to predict the weather a _________ is used to measure the air pressure.
Q16: A thermometer is one instrument used to study weather. It is used to measure…
Q12: A scientist who studies the atmosphere and gathers data by using a variety of instruments is called a-
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4. A13: An anemometer which measures wind speed.
A9: The x-axis
A14: Cumulonimbus
A10: Hurricane
A11: Rain Gauge
A15: Barometer
A16: temperature which is how hot or cold the air is
A12: Meteorologist

5. Q22: What type of weather system brings calm weather?
Q17: The weight of the air above us (in the atmosphere) pressing down on us and measured by a barometer is
know as -
Q21: A meteorologist makes a prediction of future events based on previously recorded or gathered data. This is called-
Q18: A whirling mass of warm, moist air with winds spiraling in a counterclockwise rotation in the North Hemisphere
Q22: What type of weather system brings calm weather?
Q19: The weather forecast announces stormy weather is coming, what type of system is at work?
Q23: Precipitation that falls to earth
in drops more than 0.5mm in diameter
Q20: Precipitation in the form of ice crystals, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air
Q24: Used by meteorologists this graph shows a change in data
over a period of time
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6. A21: a forecast
A17: Air Pressure
A22: High pressure
A18: Low pressure system, represented by a red L on a weather map
A19: Low pressure system
A23: Rain
A24: Line graph; the shape of the graph shows whether something has increased, decreased, or stayed the same
A20: Snow

7. Q26: The boundary between air masses of different temperatures and
Q25: When meteorologist notice an increasing or
decreasing of data, they notice what is called a -
Q29: A local storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and accompanied by lightning and thunder is called-
Q26: The boundary between air
masses of different temperatures and
humidity is called-
Q30: A boundary between two air masses, one cold and the other warm, moving so that the colder air replaces the warmer air; can cause rain, snow, or violent storms.
Q27: A boundary between two air masses, one cool and the other warm, moving so that the warmer air replaces the cooler air; can produce clouds, rain, drizzle, or snow.
Q31: Thin, wispy, feathery strands of high clouds that often indicate that rain or
snow will fall within several hours are called-
Q28: A measurement is made to determine the temperature in the city of Centreville. What tool or instrument was used?
Q32: In a line graph, the line that runs vertically (up and down) and has numbers for the amount of stuff being measured: starts at 0 and is divided into equal parts
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8. A29: A thunderstorm A30: A cold front A31: Cirrus clouds
A25: Trend
A30: A cold front
A26: A front
A31: Cirrus clouds
A27: A warm front
A32: The y-axis
A28: Thermometer