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Weather Review
  • Cloud Types
  • Storm Types
  • Terminology
  • Weather Instruments



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CUMULOUS CLOUDS
  • FLUFFY AND WHITE


  • FLAT BOTTOMS


  • INDICATE FAIR WEATHER
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CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS
  • FLUFFY CLOUDS


  • LARGER AND DARKER THAN CUMULOUS CLOUDS


  • PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS
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STRATUS CLOUDS
  • SMOOTH AND GRAY


  • COVER THE WHOLE SKY


  • BRINGS LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE
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CIRRUS CLOUDS
  • FEATHERY CLOUDS


  • APPEARS DURING FAIR WEATHER


  • INDICATES THAT RAIN OR SNOW WILL FALL WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS
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THUNDERSTORMS
  • Lightning is caused by electric charges in a cloud jumping from cloud to cloud or from the cloud to the ground.
  • Thunder is caused when the lightning heats up the air and the air expands quickly
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TORNADOES
  • A violent storm with high winds that starts over land.
  • The cloud forms a funnel and winds can reach 500 mph.
  • Buildings, cars and objects are picked up and thrown.
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Hurricanes
  • A large storm that forms over and ocean near the equator
  • The winds spin around the center called an eye.
  • Hurricanes cause damage with high winds and heavy rain
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Meteorologists
  • People who use data from weather instruments to predict weather patterns
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FRONTS
  • A FRONT IS:
  • A BOUNDARY BETWEEN AIR MASSES OF DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
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TEMPERATURE
  • THE MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF HEAT ENERGY IN THE ATMOSPHERE
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Air Pressure
  • Air pressure is due to the weight of the air and is determined by several factors including temperature
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Weather Instruments
  • Thermometer-measures temperature


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Weather Instruments
  • Barometer-  measures air pressure




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Weather Instruments
  • Anemometer-measures wind speed
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Weather Instruments
  • Rain Gauge-measures the amount of rainfall
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Write down 1 new thing you’ve learned about each category.