The average kinetic energy of the molecules in the air is...

The force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it is...

This weather instrument measures air pressure or barometric pressure...

A barometer measures air pressure in...

This weather instrument measures wind speed...

An anemometer measures wind speed in...

The amount of water vapor in the air is...

The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount the air can hold at that temperature is...

A weather instrument that measures relative humidity as a percent is...

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation can occur is...

A cloud that forms near the Earth’s surface is...

Look at that pretty cloud way up there- it is so wispy! It is made up of ice crystals it is so high up! It is a...

This cloud is flat and looks like a blanket. We might get rain from this ________________________ cloud.

Look at that fluffy cloud! We're going to have nice weather! That is a...

Yikes! That cloud has an anvil top- looks like we are in for nasty weather, because that is a...

Water in liquid or solid form that falls from the atmosphere is called...

Water continually moves from oceans, to land, and the atmosphere. This is called...

A large body of circulating air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside is...

A large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside is called...

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

Arctic air masses tend to be...

Continental Polar Air Masses bring this type of weather...

That air mass has brought cold and humid weather. It is...

That air mass probably formed over dry, desert land. It has brought hot, dry weather to us this summer. This is a...

That air mass formed over the Gulf of Mexico and has brought hot, humid air to Florida. It is a...

In this picture, you can see the boundary between two air masses. This is a...

This image is of a...

This image on a weather map means that this is headed our way...

Cold fronts generally bring...

This picture with warm air overtaking cold is a(n)...

This image on a weather map means we will be getting a(n)...

Farmer Billy Joe Jim Bob prefers ______________ fronts because they bring nice, steady rain showers.

When a warm and cold front collide and stall, this is called...

This symbol on a weather map signifies...

When a fast moving cold front catches up with a slow warm front and overtakes part of the warm front, this is...

This symbol on a weather map represents...

A violent , whirling column of air in contact with the ground is...

The Central U.S., from Nebraska to Texas, where tornadoes are prevalent is called...

An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119km/h is...

A violent winter storm with freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow is...

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch. This means that...

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning. This means that...

A set of weather measurements made on Earth’s surface, like air temperature and air pressure, are called...

A collection of instruments that report temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind speed & direction is a...

Wind, temperature, and humidity conditions above Earth’s surface make up...

An upper air report is measured by...

The package of weather instruments carried by that weather balloon is called...

The system that uses radiowaves to measure precipitation, as in the picture above, is...

A specialized type of radar that can detect precipitation and which can be used to approximate wind speed is called...

In the picture, the lines that connect places on a map with similar pressure are called...

The lines in the picture that connect places with the same temperature are called...

Detailed computer programs used in weather forecasting that solve complex mathematical formulas are called...

True or False: Cold air has less kinetic energy than warm air.

Air pressure is greatest at Earth's surface because...

Fill in the blanks: Air always blows from ___________ to ____________.

A Nor'easter is wind that comes from...

True or False: Cold air can contains more water vapor that warm air.

Fill in the blanks:

When air is saturated it will form ____________ (if it is above 0˚C) or form___________ (if it is below 0˚C).

In order for clouds to form, condensation nuclei are needed. Which of the following are examples of condensation nuclei? (3 answers)

This forms when rain or snow falls through warm air and melts then refreezes.

This forms as ice is repeatedly lifted and dropped by an updraft within a cloud....

True or False: High pressure systems bring rainy weather.

Bjerknes, a Norwegian meteorologist, noticed specific types of weather occur at the boundaries between different air masses and called them...

Clouds form during this stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm...

Heavy winds, rain, and lightning form during this stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm...

Updrafts stop, winds die down, lightning ceases, and precipitation slows during this stage in the life cycle of a thunderstorm...

Thunder is caused by...

Dr. Ted Fujita, a Japanese American Meteorologist, developed the...

Two other names for hurricanes are...

During a thunderstorm, which of the following are good ideas for weather safety...

This station model shows the temperature to be...

This station model shows the wind direction to be blowing...

This station model shows the cloud cover to be...