Weather

What type of cloud are high, thin, wispy clouds that often mean a change is weather is coming

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

What type of clouds are fluffy, cotton-like clouds that usually mean the weather is fair?

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

What type of clouds are a wide thin layer of clouds that cause gray skies but doesn't bring heavy rain?

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

Which tool measures the amount of rain that falls?

• anemometer

• rain guage

• thermometer

• weather vane

Which tool measure wind speed?

• anemometer

• rain guage

• thermometer

• weather vane

Which tool measure temperature?

• anemometer

• rain guage

• thermometer

• weather vane

Which tool shows which direction the wind is blowing?

• anemometer

• rain guage

• thermometer

• weather vane

A period of time with very little precipitation?

• blizzard

• drought

• hurricane

• flood

Severe weather that usually occurs in warm weather and has lightening, thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds?

• blizzard

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado

A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground.

• blizzard

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• tornado