Transcript evidence 6 weather Jeopardy

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Mrs. Guido
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Clouds
Weather
Instruments
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What are three types of precipitation?
Rain, sleet, snow
Row 1, Col 1
What type of clouds look like wispy, curly clouds?
Cirrus clouds
1,2
What type of weather instrument is used to measure
rainfall?
A rain gauge.
1,3
The name for violent , twisting, funnel-shaped winds.
Tornado.
1,4
What is the name for a natural process by which water
evaporates into the atmosphere, condenses and falls as
precipitation, and is eventually evaporated again.
Water Cycle
2,1
What is the name for low clouds that are spread out?
Stratus clouds
2,2
What is the name of an instrument that is used to measure
the temperature?
A thermometer
2,3
A powerful storm that forms in the seas near the Equator
at the hottest time of the year.
Tropical Storm
2,4
The amount of water vapor or moisture in the air is
known as…
Humidity
3,1
What type of clouds are large, dark rain clouds?
Nimbus clouds
3,2
What is the name for an instrument that is used to
measure air pressure?
A barometer
3,3
These forms form in large cumulonimbus clouds. The
cloud particles are blown up and down by violent air
currents.
Thunderstorms
3,4
The temperature at which the relative humidity reaches
100% is known as…
Dew Point
4,1
What type of cloud forms an uneven looking blanket
over the low sky?
stratocumulus
4,2
What is the name of an instrument used to measure wind
speed?
An anemometer
4,3
Formed in clouds containing strong up- and – down
currents of air..
Hail
4,4
The weight of the air as it presses down is known as …
Air pressure
5,1
What type of cloud is in the middle of the sky and leaves
fleece like clouds that can form bands or piles?
Altocumulus
5,2
What is the name of an instrument that is used to
measure humidity?
Hygrometer
5,3
A type of storm with intense storms and swirling winds
up to 150 mph. They are also known as cyclones and
typhoons.
Hurricanes
5,4