Clouds/Weather Flashcards
(25 cards)
Stratus clouds
Sheet like clouds
Dull overcast days
Fair but gloomy weather
Warm fronts
Bring storms bring steady rain
Cumulonimbus clouds
Low level storm cloud
Associate with vertical growth to towering
Thunderstorms
Cumulus clouds
Puffy cotton ball clouds
Good weather
Red sky at morning sailors take warning
Red sky at night, sailors delight
Most weather patterns move west to east red sunset predicts fair/dry
Red sunrise lighting up clouds storms come in
How do electrical storms travel?
West to East
Storms east of you have already gone by
Cirrus
Feather like, dissolve
Good weather when parallel streaks means high winds
Earliest indicator of approaching weather
Nimbus clouds
Black rain clouds
Dew in the morning means what
Fairweather
Dry Grass means what
Rain on the way
What type of cloud is this?
Altocumulus
What type of cloud is this?
Stratocumulus
What type of cloud is this?
Cumulonimbus
What type of cloud is this?
Cirrus
What type of cloud is this?
Cirrocumulus
What type of cloud is this?
Nimbus
What type of cloud is this?
Cirrus
What type of cloud is this?
Stratus
What is falling barometric pressure associated with
Cloudy, rainy, windy weather
What is the Beaufort scale?
Correlates, wind, speed, and the effect it can have on sea conditions
What is a zero equal in the Beaufort scale?
Calm weather and wind
What does a six mean on the Beaufort scale?
Strong breeze 22 to 27 Knott
What does a eight mean on the Beaufort scale?
Gale
What does a 10 mean on the Beaufort scale?
Storm
