Weather and Weather Instruments

_______ ______ are smooth gray clouds that cover the whole sky: light rain and drizzle re usually associated with these clouds

• rain clouds

• thunderstorm

• stratus clouds

A ________ is a large tropical storm that forms over warm oceans and whose winds can have speeds of up to 150 miles per hour

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• thermometer

A _______ ________ is a tool that measures precipitation (rain)

• thunderstorm

• rain gauge

• anemometer

A ___________ is a powerful column of winds spiraling around a center of low atmospheric pressure. It looks like a large black funnel hanging down from a storm cloud. The narrow end will move over the earth, whipping back and forth like a tail.

• tornado

• rain gauge

• rain cloud

___________ ________ are fluffy white clouds with flat bottoms. They indicate fair weather.

• hurricane

• rain cloud

• Cumulus clouds

A __________ is a tool that measures the temperature of the air

• anemometer

• thermometer

• rain cloud

____ _____________ is the weight of the air determined by many factors including the temperature of the air.

• air pressure

• rain cloud

• heavy rain

___________ is the measure of the amount of thermal energy (heat) in the atmosphere.

• temperature

• rain cloud

• stratus cloud

A ___________ is a storm with thunder and lighting and typically includes heavy rain or hail.

• rain cloud

• thunderstorm

• thermometer

An ______________ is tool that measures wind speed

• anemeter

• rain cloud

• tornado