Weather Tools & Technology

Question 1

Thermometer

Answer 1

tells what the air temperature is

Question 2

Barometer

Answer 2

measures atmospheric air pressure

Question 3

When a warm air mass is over the area it is called a…

Answer 3

low pressure system

Question 4

When a cold air mass is over the area it is called a…

Answer 4

high pressure system

Question 5

When the air above us is cool it falls to the ground, which _____ the air pressure.

Answer 5

increases

Question 6

When the air above us is warm it raises upwards, which _____ the air pressure.

Answer 6

decreases

Question 7

Hygrometer

Answer 7

measures the humidity in the air

Question 8

Humidity

Answer 8

the amount of water vapor that is in the air

Question 9

The warmer the air is the ___ water vapor it can hold.

Answer 9

more

Question 10

Anemometer

Answer 10

measure the wind speed

Question 11

The harder the wind blows, the ____ the cups spin

Answer 11

faster

Question 12

Wind Vane

Answer 12

tells us what direction the wind is currently blowing FROM

Question 13

Rain Gauge

Answer 13

measure the amount of rainfall, or precipitation, over a period of time.

Question 14

Radar

Answer 14

a system that sends out pulses of energy that bounce off of clouds and return to the radar

Question 15

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

Answer 15

uses infrared to track…

Question 16

Using the Celsius scale Water Freezes at __ and boils at ___.

Answer 16

0°, 100°

Question 17

Using the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at __ and boils at __

Answer 17

32°, 212°