NMS Weather

What is weather?

• The amount of moisture in the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The speed of the wind

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

• Wind and rain

• Humidity and thunder

• Extremely hot temperatures

• Clear skies and sun

This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it. 

• Cumulus
• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulonimbus

Someone who studies the weather.

• rain gauge
• taxonomists
• meterologist
• satellites

Cool air molecules move ...

• quickly

• slowly

Warm air molecules move

• faster

• slower

Air is made up of a mixture of many different kinds of gases.

• True

• False

Which box below shows a more dense object?

• Left

• Right

In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.

• Cool
• Warm
• Cold
• Hot

The center of a hurricane is called the ______.

• center
• brain
• eye
• circle