Hurricanes
To be considered a Hurricane, the winds must be this many miles per hour
Tornados form when a warm, humid, air meets
What is cold, dry air
This type of cloud looks like wispy feathers and are high up in the atmosphere
What are Cirrus Clouds
This is the point at which the earthquake begins
What is the Epicenter
This is a job title for someone who studies weather
What is a Meteorologist
This is the calmest part of the storm
What is The Eye
This shape of cloud forms from a Tornado
What is Funnel
On a fair day, you will see puffy, white clouds called?
What are Cumulus Clouds
The Richter Scale ranges from 1 to this number
What is the forecast
This is why California does not get Hurricanes
What is the water is too cold along the coast
Tornados form from this type of weather
What is a Thunderstorm
These stratus clouds are low and heavy with moisture but usually burn off late in the morning.
What is Fog
After an earthquake, there are often mini quakes called
What are After Shocks
This usually is what happens when there is heavy moisture (that will fall), in the air and the temperature is below 32 degrees
What is snow
This is when the water comes ashore in waves
What is a Storm Surge
The most intense tornadoes emerge from this type of thunderstorm
What is a Supercell Thunderstorm
These clouds you will see on a rainy gloomy day-they cover the sky
What are stratus clouds
Earthquakes cause huge waves in the ocean called
Tsunamis
This is what we can use to measure the temperature outside (sometimes we have these in our house)
What is a Thermometer
This is the seasonal time (in months), for Hurricanes
What is June-November
This is the most notorious (famous) tornado affected region in the United State
What is Tornado Alley
On a dark stormy day, you will see these clouds
Cumulonimbus
Earthquakes form along this
What is a Fault Line
In the US, we don't measure using Celsius, we measure using this
What is Fahrenheit