Measuring Weather
This is the instrument we use to measure temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius?
What is a Thermometer
These are the white, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton and often bring fair weather.
A scientist who studies and forecasts the weather.
What is a Meteorologist
This is the most common type of severe storm that brings rain, strong winds, and lightning flashes. It often occurs in warm weather.
What is a thunderstorm
The place where you should go in your house during a tornado.
What is the basement
This is the instrument that measures the direction of the wind in either North, South, East or West?
What is a wind vane
This is what warm, evaporated air molecules cool and condense around to form a cloud.
What are dust particles
This part of the weather is the amount of water in the air. It often makes the air feel "sticky".
What is humidity
What is a tornado
Where should you go to find updates on storms and directions on safety from the National Weather Service during a severe storm.
What is the TV, radio, or internet
This is the unit of measurement that we use to measure the amount of precipitation that falls to the Earth?
What is inches
These are thin, curly, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky and may bring snow.
What are cirrus clouds
This is rain, snow, sleet and hail.
What is precipitation
This is the largest, most powerful storm that starts over warm bodies of water. It brings lots of rain, 100+ mph winds.
What is a hurricane
Due to flooding, this is the place where you should go in your house during a hurricane.
What is the highest level
This is the instrument that we use to measure the air pressure in inches or millibars?
What is a barometer
These are clouds that form on the surface of Earth.
What is fog
What is a flood
This type of severe storm carries 3 hours or more of snow, 30+ mph winds, low visibility, and freezing temperatures.
What is a blizzard
This is a safe place to hide during a thunderstorm because the rubber tires do not conduct lightning.
What is a car or truck
This is the instrument that measures the wind speed in miles per hour?
What is an anemometer
These are tall, dark, puffy clouds that bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds.
What are cumulonimbus clouds
This is the boundary line where warm and cold air masses meet. Storms usually occur here.
What is a front
This is another name for a hurricane.
What is a typhoon
Scale used to rate the damage and speed of tornados.
What is the Fujita Scale (F scale)