Weather

S

100

 I am a device used to measure wind speed.

 anemometer

200

 I am a warm air mass that flows over a cold air mass bring in warmer more humid air.

 warm front

300

 I am the clouds that bring summer storms, usually with thunder, lightning, and strong winds

Cumulonimbus

400

I am the lower layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs.

troposphere

500

 I am a widespread cooling of the surface waters of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

 La Nina

T

100

 I am a device used to measure air pressure.

 barometer

200

 I am a cold air mass that runs into a warm air mass pushing it up.

cold front

300

 I am a high level cloud that looks thin with wispy like feathers and made of ice crystals.

cirrus

400

I am used as a prefix or suffix of another cloud that produces rain or snow.

Nimbus

500

 I am the imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth.

equator

O

100

 I am a device that measures wind direction.

 wind vane

200

 I form when liquid water turns into a gas form due to heat.

 water vapor

300

I am a low level cloud that spreads out like a blanket covering the sky and sometimes causes precipitation. I sometimes form fog

Stratus

400

 I am a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean.

Gulf Stream

500

 I am a convection current where air flows from the sea to land during the daytime.

Sea Breeze

R

100

 I am a device used to measure the amount of precipitation in a given area.

 rain gauge

200

 I am a part of the water cycle where a gas changes back into a liquid and clouds form.

 condensation

300

 I am a middle level cloud that looks like a pile of fluffy cotton with a flat base and rounded towers.

Cumulus

400

 I am the study of the earth’s atmosphere and what happens in it.

meteorology

500

  I am a convection current where air flows from land to sea during the nighttime.

Land Breeze

M

100

I am a scientist who studies weather

 meteorologist

200

 I am a wind that usually blows from one direction.

Global Winds

300

 I am a boundary between two air masses, resulting in stormy weather.

front

400

 I am the weight of the air pressing down on the earth. I move from high pressure to low pressure.

Air Pressure

500

 I am an unusual warming of the surface waters that cause a change in wind patterns and have an affect on weather around the world.

 El Nino