Earth, Wind, and the Sun
Hurricanes
Thunder and Lightning
Tornadoes
Blizzards
100
The blanket of air surrounding the Earth is the _______________________.
Atmosphere
100
Hurricanes form over this part of the world. 
What is the Equator? (or Tropics)
100
A storm cloud has lots of activity going on inside, as water droplets and ice ________ are blowing up and down and all around.
What are ice crystals?
100
True or False: Twisters and tornadoes are different names for the same type of storm. 
What is True!?
100
When water vapor condenses inside very cold clouds, most of it freezes into ice _________.

What are crystals?

200
This tool measures air pressure.
What is a Barometer?
200
The center of a hurricane is called this.
What is the EYE?
200
Thunder is the sound of ______________.
What is rapidly expanding air?
200
Three out of every four tornadoes happen in THIS country. 
What is the United States of America?
200
Blizzards have cold temperatures and lots of snowfall. What is the third element that turns a snowfall into a blizzard?
What are high winds? (35 miles per hour)
300

An area of cold air is called this kind of system.

What is High Pressure?
300
As groups of thunderstorms come together, they can form this type of storm, which can "give birth" to a Hurricane.
What is a tropical storm?
300
In the United States, thunderstorms are most likely to happen at this time. 
What is Spring and Summer?
300
A tornado occurs when warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meets cold dry air from this country to the North of the United States. 
What is Canada?
300
You shouldn't drive in a blizzard, because if the wind is blowing the snow around a lot, you might end up with a _________________, which means you can't see anything but snow.

What is a whiteout?

400

The uneven heating of our atmosphere causes THIS to occur.

What is WIND?
400
Hurricanes have slower winds than tornadoes, yet they do more damage. Why is that? 
Hurricanes cover much more area, as they can be as wide as 500 miles!
400
A giant electrical spark that forms in a storm cloud is called this. 
What is lightning?
400
Tornadoes can form when large groups of thunderstorms spread out over 100's of miles. These large systems are so 'great' we call them this.
What are Supercells?
400
True or false:  All snowflakes have six sides.
True. However, no two snowflakes are exactly alike!
500
To measure the amount of rainfall, meteorologists use this tool.
What is a rain gauge?
500
Meteorologists use this tool to measure the wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
500
True or False?


If you count the number of seconds between the sound of thunder and the flash of lightning, the number of seconds equals the number of miles the storm is away from you. 

False. Each 5 seconds equals 1 mile. 
500

A tornado forms this shape, which is known as a ________________ cloud. It really does resemble the shape it is named after, which you know if you've ever used one to pour liquid into a smaller container.

What is a funnel?

500
Blizzards in the U.S. mostly form when cold dry air from Canada collides with warm, moist air from this body of water. 
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
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