Describing Weather

​Describing Weather

A scientist who studies the atmosphere and weather.
Help us prepare for daily weather
Predicts the weather by creating forecasts
Warns people about dangerous weather like tornadoes, hurricanes, and snowstorms

​Meteorologist:

Vocabulary:

the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below

​Air Pressure

atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

​Weather

Vocabulary:

Multiple Choice

Which type of scientist studies weather?

• geologist
• paleontologist
• meteorologist
• astronaut

Multiple Choice

What is weather?

• Short-term atmospheric conditions of a certain place at a certain time

• Atmospheric conditions over the long-term

• The movement of waves on the ocean and Tides

• Deciding "whether" or not you want to go to the party

Air pressure is measured with an instrument

​Barometer

Vocabulary:

meteorologists measure wind speed using this instrument

​Anemometer

Vocabulary:

Multiple Choice

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane
• thermometer

Multiple Choice

This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane
• anemometer
• barometer
• thermometer

Multiple Choice

Which tool measures air pressure?

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Wind Vane
• Hygrometer

Multiple Choice

Which tool measures wind speed?

• Anemometer
• Hygrometer
• Barometer
• Wind Vane

the temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur

​Dew Point

the amount of water vapor in the air

​Humidity

Vocabulary:

is a large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside of the system

​Low pressure system

​High pressure system

Vocabulary:

is a large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system

is a boundary between two air masses

​Fronts

​Air mass

Vocabulary:

large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

are lines that connect all places on a map where pressure has the same value.

​Isobar

Vocabulary:

​Station Model

to record what the weather conditions are for a particular location

Multiple Choice

What is humidity?

• The temperature of the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere

• The amount of water vapor present in the air

Multiple Choice

What are Isobars?

• Isobars are bars of ice that lay at the bottom of the ocean.

• Isobars are lines on weather maps that represent patterns of air pressure.

• Isobars are storm clouds shaped as rectangles.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the weather instrument that measures air pressure?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Psychrometer

• Anemometer

Multiple Choice

clear, sunny skies

• high pressure

• low pressure

Multiple Choice

stormy weather (clouds and precipitation)

• high pressure

• low pressure

Multiple Choice

Which type of image is this?

• Radar Map

• Contour Map

• Isotherm Map

• Isobar Map

Multiple Choice

Dew Point is the

• temperature air cools down to reach condensation (or turn into a liquid)
• temperature where ice melts to liquid water
• temperature where ice turns directly into water vapor
• time of day when dew on the ground disappears

Multiple Choice

A _____________ is a large body of air in the lower atmosphere that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

• Front

• Air Mass

• Continental

• Jet Stream

Multiple Choice

In science, what is a front?

• A front is a boundary where air of different temperature and humidity meet.

• A front is an area that is cold and frosty.

• A front is an area of smooth, flat land.

Bright white and fluffy on top with darker flat bottoms
Fair, sunny weather when small
They grow taller cumulonimbus, they bring thunderstorms

​Cirrus Clouds

Vocabulary:

​Stratus Clouds

Gray or dull white, often covering the entire sky like a blanket.
Usually bring light drizzle, mist, or fog

Cumulus Clouds

Wispy, thin, and white
Usually signal fair weather at the moment
often mean a change in weather is coming, such as rain the next day or so

Multiple Choice

Cottony, billowy, pictures

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbostratus

Multiple Choice

High, thin wispy

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

Long, gray, dark

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrostratus

Multiple Choice

Thunderstorm cloud

• Cumulonimbus

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrus

• Contrail