TCI Unit 3 lesson 5 & 6

If you see ______ clouds, then it may be likely to rain.

• thick, dark nimbous
• thin, white cirrus
• white, puffy cumulous
• low, white flat-based

What is the purpose of a weather station?

• To make changes to weather conditions to help people
• To let people experience different kinds of weather
• To clear snow and other results of storms
• To collect data about temperature, precipitation, and fronts

What do meteorologists make from weather data?

• tornados
• forecasts
• cold fronts
• all of the above

What are pieces of information (like facts of measurements) called?

• Tools
• Collections
• Technology
• Data

What is the line where two air masses meet called?

• A storm
• A front
• A cloud
• Humidity

A weather satellite collects data from

• outer space
• remote areas
• close to the ground
• underground

What type of weather can a scientist predict if there is a cold front?

• a drop in temperature and storms
• a drop in temperature and clear skies
• a rise in temperature and storms
• a rise in temperature and clear skies

A meteorologist collects data about

• humidity
• precipitation
• temperature
• all of the above

When a moving, warm air mass runs into a cold air mass, it creates

• a warm front
• cool weather
• a cold front
• an air mass

What is a nimbus cloud?

• a thin, white cloud that forms high in the sky
• a thick, dark cloud that can bring precipitation
• a cloud with a low, flat base that forms in good weather
• a short, puffy cloud that forms in good weather