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Weather

Learn about different types of air masses, how air pressure affects weather conditions, wind speed and direction, and the impact of severe weather events. Discover how to measure atmospheric pressure with a barometer and the amount of water vapor in the air with a hydrometer. Identify different cloud types such as cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and cumulonimbus.

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Weather

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  1. Weather

  2. air mass A body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture throughout

  3. air pressure The force exerted by air in all directions on a given area

  4. Wind speed How fast the wind is blowing

  5. Wind direction The direction of the wind

  6. drought Dry weather; a lack in rain

  7. Severe weather Destructive weather events

  8. Barometer Measures atmospheric pressure

  9. hydrometer Measures the amount of water vapor in the air

  10. cirrus Thin, white clouds wispy, feather-like edges

  11. cumulus Round, puffy white clouds

  12. stratus Flat bottomed, gray clouds

  13. cumulonimbus Tall, dense and dark grey

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