Weather and Water Science Review

What is weather?

• The amount of moisture in the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The speed of the wind

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

• Wind and rain

• Humidity and thunder

• Extremely hot temperatures

• Clear skies and sun

• nimbostratus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud
• cirrocumulus cloud
• altostratus cloud

What type of cloud looks like cotton and is in the lower altitudes?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus

what type of cloud is shown?

• cumulus
• cirrus
• stratus

what type of cloud is shown?

• cumulus
• cirrus
• stratus

Temperature is measured in...

• degrees
• inches
• centimeters
• feet

This tool measures the wind speed.

• barometer
• anemometer
• thermometer
• my dog when he sticks his head out the window

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

• front
• storm
• climate
• flood

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer