Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Severe Weather
Droughts and Floods
Precipitation
100
This instrument measures air temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
Name 3 parts of the water cycle.
What is evaportation, condensation, and precipitation?
100

This storm is formed over the ocean, covers a huge area, and looks like swirling clouds on a map.

What is a Hurricane.

100

True or False: a drought causes crops to be harmed

What is true?

100
These are the 4 types of preciptaion.
What are rain, sleet, snow, and hail?
200

If you were trying to measure the direction of the wind, you would need this weather tool.

What is a weather vane?

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

People often have to shovel snow after a...

What is blizzard?

200

True or False: floods happen when there is not enough rain

What is false?

200

This type of precipitation falls when it is below 32 degrees.

What is snow?

300

Name the three weather instruments

What is a weather vane, thermomenter, and rain guage?

300
Water vapor cools and forms droplets of water or ice crystals in this stage of the water cycle.
What is condensation?
300

Which type of storm would you mostlikely find in the summer in Virginia?

What is thunder storm?

300

True or False: Floods happen quickly

What is true?

300

A person who studies and predicts the weather is known as this.

What is a meteorologist?

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

This type of storm would be found in Virginia during the winter time.

What is a blizzard?

400


________ are when there is very little or no rain.

What is doughts?

400

This type of precipitation falls a lot in the spring.

What is a rain?

500
This weather tool helps you know what to wear each day.
What is a thermometer?
500
This makes the water cycle possible.
What is heat from the sun?
500

this type of storm has a funnel cloud.

What is tornado.

500

________ is when there is too muh rain or heavy snow melt.

What is a flood?

500

this type of precipitaitno can fall in a very bad storm and can be small or laege.

What is hail?

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