Weather Systems And Tools

Question 1

Air Mass

Answer 1

A mass of warm or cold air that has similar temperature and humidity.

Question 2

Maritime Polar Air

Answer 2

Air that comes from the North Pole over the ocean.

Question 3

Continental Tropical Air

Answer 3

Air that comes from the Equator over land.

Question 4

Continental Polar Air

Answer 4

Air that comes from the poles over land.

Question 5

Maritime Polar Air

Answer 5

Air that comes from the poles over the ocean.

Question 6

Fronts

Answer 6

The area in between two air fronts where weather happens.

Question 7

Warm Front

Answer 7

When a warm air mass goes over a cold air front and gradually replaces it.

Question 8

Cold Front

Answer 8

When a cold air mass goes under a warm air mass and gradually replaces it.

Question 9

Anemometer

Answer 9

A weather tool that measures wind speed.

Question 10

Hydrometer

Answer 10

A weather tool that measures humidity.

Question 11

Barometer

Answer 11

A weather tool that measures air pressure.

Question 12

Rain Gauge

Answer 12

A weather tool that collects rain and measures how much it rained during a storm.

Question 13

Radar

Answer 13

A weather tool that measures wind speed and precipitation during a storm.

Question 14

Wind Vane

Answer 14

A weather tool that tells people were wind is going/coming from.

Question 15

Thermometer

Answer 15

A weather tool that measures temperature.