Weather Types
Frozen water vapor crystals that fall to the ground in flakes
What is snow?
An instrument that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
Storm with strong wind and high ocean waves
What is a hurricane?
The way water moves from land to air and back again
What is the Water Cycle
how hot or cold the air is
What is Temperature?
Mass of tiny drops of water
What is rain?
Tool to measure the amount of rainfall
What is a rain gauge?
Storm with rain, thunder and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?
When water turns from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
A person who observes and studies weather
What is a meteorologist?
When the ground is saturated with water and it has no where else to go
What is a flood?
Tool used to measure wind direction
What is a weather vane?
Snow, sleet, rain, hail
What is Precipitation?
a star that supplies light and heat to the earth--this is the source of heat for the water cycle
What is the sun?
A long period without precipitation
What is a drought?
Another word for weather
What is a wind vane?
funnel shaped cloud that moves over land
What is a tornado?
Changing from a gas to a liquid
What is Condensation?
This storm produces strong winds and begins over the ocean
What is a hurricane?
Name four types of precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, and hail
What is a thermometer?
water falling in drops from the clouds
What is rain?
The part of the water cycle where a cloud forms
What is Condensation?
What are ways to stay safe in a blizzard?
Stay inside; have a supply of food and water on hand