WeatherWeatheruse appropriate tools to measure use appropriate tools to measure

temperature and precipitationtemperature and precipitation

match cloud type with a specific kind of match cloud type with a specific kind of weatherweather

Tools Used to Measure WeatherTools Used to Measure Weather

ThermometerThermometer

BarometerBarometer

Weather VaneWeather Vane

AnemometerAnemometer

Rain GaugeRain Gauge

Thermometer• measures how hot and cold

it feels outside

•can be measured using Fahrenheit or Celsius

•Fahrenheit – scale counts by two’s

•Celsius – scale counts by one’s

Barometer•measures pressure in the

atmosphere

•high pressure is associated with stable weather patterns

•low pressure is associated with less stable weather

patterns

Weather Vane•measures wind

directions

•Cardinal Directions – North, South, East, West

Anemometer•measures wind speed

Rain Gauge•measures the amount of

precipitation that has fallen over a set period

of time

•can be measured in any unit (feet, inches,

centimeters…)

Types of CloudsTypes of Clouds

CumulusCumulus

StratusStratus

CirrusCirrus

CumulonimbusCumulonimbus

Cumulus Clouds•puffy clouds with flat

bottoms and are located low in the sky

•associated with fair weather

•can become thunderheads and bring

rain

Stratus Clouds•horizontal, layered

clouds that stretch out across the sky like a

blanket

•do not usually cause precipitation

•if low enough, can be considered fog

Cirrus Clouds•wispy and feathery

looking

•form at very high altitudes

•made of ice crystals so that sunlight may pass

through

Cumulonimbus Clouds •known as thunderheads

•can be seen on warm summer days

•may bring strong winds, hail, and rain

TRUE of FALSETRUE of FALSE

An anemometer measures how much rain has fallen An anemometer measures how much rain has fallen over a set period of time.over a set period of time.

TRUETRUE

FALSEFALSE

CORRECT!!!CORRECT!!!

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Cumulus clouds are associated Cumulus clouds are associated

with fair weather.with fair weather.

TRUETRUE

FALSEFALSE

CORRECT!!!CORRECT!!!

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A cumulonimbus cloud can alsoA cumulonimbus cloud can also

be called a thunderhead.be called a thunderhead.

TRUETRUE

FALSEFALSE

CORRECT!!!CORRECT!!!

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A weather vane tells the direction in A weather vane tells the direction in

which the wind blows.which the wind blows.

TRUETRUE

FALSEFALSE

CORRECT!!!CORRECT!!!

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Low pressure on a Barometer is associated Low pressure on a Barometer is associated

with stable weather.with stable weather.

TRUETRUE

FALSEFALSE

CORRECT!!!CORRECT!!!

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