Weather Symbols & Tools

Question 1

Air Mass

Answer 1

An Air Mass is a large body of air with similar properties through it

Question 2

Maritime Polar

Answer 2

Maritime Polar air is cold and humid air over the ocean

Question 3

Continental Tropical

Answer 3

Warm and dry air over the land

Question 4

Continental Polar

Answer 4

Cold and dry air over the land

Question 5

Maritime Tropical

Answer 5

Warm and humid air over the ocean

Question 6

Fronts

Answer 6

They are the space between two air masses they are transition zones. They are were all the weather happens

Question 7

Warm front

Answer 7

When a warm air mass meets and overrides the cold air mass

Question 8

Cold front

Answer 8

When a cold air mass meets and causes a warm air mass to rise

Question 9

Anemometer

Answer 9

An anemometer measures the wind speed

Question 10

Hydrometer

Answer 10

It is a tool measuring humidity

Question 11

Barometer

Answer 11

A barometer measures air pressure

Question 12

Rain Gauge

Answer 12

A rain gauge measures how much rain has fallen

Question 13

Radar

Answer 13

A radar locates weather

Question 14

Weather

Answer 14

Weather is constantly changing weather is the temp., wind, and all of the changes in the air.

Question 15

Climate

Answer 15

It is the temp.

Question 16

Thermometer

Answer 16

It measures the temperature

Question 17

Wind vane

Answer 17

It shows where the wind is coming from

Question 18

Stationary front

Answer 18

It is when a warm air front and cold air front meets

Question 19

Occluded front

Answer 19

Occluded fronts are when a cold front overtakes a warm front

Question 20

Stationary front

Answer 20

It is when a warm air front and cold air front meets

Question 21

Occluded front

Answer 21

Occluded fr