Weather Tools
Water Cycle
thunder/snow storms
Tornados/Hurricanes
Take Your Chances
100
This instrument measures air temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100

Name 4 parts of the water cycle in order

What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection?

100

Which deadly storm can cause flash flooding? 

Thunderstorms

100

True or False: A tornado has weaker winds than a hurricane.

What is false?

100

These are the 4 types of preciptaion.

What are rain, sleet, snow, and hail?

200
If you were trying to measure the speed of the wind, you would need this weather tool.
What is an anemometer?
200
Mark notices a puddle of water on his way home from school. The next day the puddle is gone. This is because of _________.
What is evaporation?
200

Why is it important to stay inside for a snow storm? 

You can catch hypothermia, it is unsafe to travel, you are unable to see

200
True or False: Tornadoes are smaller in size than hurricanes.
What is True?
200
A large storm is heading in your direction from the ocean. It has been in the news for a week. The meteorologists call it a __________?
What is a hurricane?
300
If I wanted to know the direction the wind is blowing, I would use this weather tool.
What is a weather vane?
300
Water vapor cools and forms droplets of water or ice crystals in this stage of the water cycle.
What is condensation?
300

Where should you go if there is a flash flood? 

to a higher surface for protection 

300

This is the calmest part of a hurricane.

What is the eye?

300

A cloud that is high in the sky, only comes on sunny days, and is thin/ wispy is called ____.

a cirrus cloud

400

This instrument measures the amount of precipitation.

What is a rain gauge?

400

Liquid water evaporates into the air and becomes a gas known as _________.

What is water vapor?

400

True or False: Snow storms are more dangerous than thunderstorms 

False - They both are very dangerous 

400

Where do tornadoes occur most of the time? 

Tornado valley - in the middle of the United States 

400

What is a scientific name for the "Cotton Candy" cloud

What is a cumulonimbus cloud?

500

what is the name of a man or woman who predicts the weather? 

A meteorologist 
500
This makes the water cycle possible.
What is heat from the sun?
500

Describe 3 types of destruction a tornado can cause? 

Destroy buildings, cause deaths, Flip cars, and can trigger sudden riding witches to appear to destroy the life of a singular young woman and her terrier.

500

Give any 3 words that can describe both a hurricane and tornado? 

Destructive, fierce, dangerous, hurtful, deadly, and/or can trigger sudden riding witches to appear to destroy the life of a singular young woman and her terrier. 

500

A type of snow that only falls for a short amount of time that is both a mixture of snow and hail 

Hint *Mrs. Barr explained it 3 times this week

Graupel snow!! 

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