Extreme Weather
A storm that produces a brief period of heavy rain and lasts anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.
What is a thunderstorm?
These clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms. They indicate fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere around us.
What is weather?
The weight of air of any one spot.
What is air pressure?
These are a type of winter storm that have freezing rain.
What are ice storms?
A thick blanket of clouds darkening and covering the whole sky. They usually bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
The average or typical weather in a particular area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
A prediction or estimate of a future event.
What is a forecast?
These storms occur over warm, tropical water and have winds equal to or greater than 74 miles per hour.
What are hurricanes?
These clouds are feathery clouds associated with fair weather. These clouds often indicate that rain or snow will fall.
What are cirrus clouds?
A physical characteristic that expresses how hot or cold the atmosphere is.
What is temperature?
The number of air molecules in the atmosphere.
What is atmospheric pressure?
These storms form thunderstorms as the wind changes direction and the air begins to rotate as a funnel cloud.
What are tornadoes?
These clouds may produce thunderstorms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
The layer of air around the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
This is where weather takes place.
What is the atmosphere?
These storms are similar to a hurricane but form in the Pacific Ocean.
What are typhoons?
The amount of sky covered by clouds.
What is cloudiness?
The measurement of how fast or slow air molecules are moving.
What is wind speed?
A scientist who studies the weather and forecasts the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
This is the substance that makes clouds so heavy.
What is water?