What is the water cycle?

Nature’s way of recycling water.

What are stratus clouds?

Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them

What is weather?

The state of the air at a certain time and place

What is a thunderstorm?

Most common type of storm

What is the basement?

Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house

What is evaporation?

The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor

What are cumulus clouds?

White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds

Who are meteorologists?

Scientists who study weather

What is a tornado?

Spinning cloud with a funnel shape

What is the lowest level of the building?

Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a school or public building

What is humidity?

Amount of water vapor in the air

What are cirrus clouds?

Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way

What is a wind vane?

Instrument that shows wind direction

What is a hurricane?

Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water

What are the months that the most tornadoes occur?

April through June

What is condensation?

The process of water vapor turning into water droplets

What is fog?

Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface

What is an anemometer?

Measures wind speed

What is a flood?

Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall

What is pull over and get out of the vehicle?

What you should do if you’re in a car during a tornado

What is groundwater?

Water that is found underground

What are cumulonimbus clouds?

Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds

What is climate?

The weather of a place over a long time

What is a typhoon?

Another name for a hurricane

What is the Fujita scale (F-scale)?

Scale used rate the damage and speed of tornadoes