Storms and Precipitation
I am a funnel shaped cloud, form over land and move incredibly fast. I am born from cumulonimbus clouds.
What is a tornado?
Big puffy white clouds, that usually bring fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
The condition of the air, temperature and precipitation all around us.
What is weather?
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
The weight of air of any one spot.
What is air pressure?
I only form over the ocean and need a lot of warm moist air. I have strong winds, can stretch for hundreds of mile and create storm surge.
What is a hurricane?
A thick blanket of clouds that are dark gray and cover the whole sky. They usually bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
The average, long term or typical weather in a particular area.
What is climate?
A tool used to measure the amount of rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
The movement outside that you can feel on your skin and controls the direction of weather.
What is wind?
Falls as large ice balls. Can damage cars and other property.
What is hail?
High wispy, feathery, cotton candy clouds made of tiny ice particles.
What are cirrus clouds?
What type of pressure usually brings nice, clear weather?
What is high pressure?
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
Making scientific predictions, conclusions and observations about the weather.
What is forecasting?
Falls as a mixture of snow and rain. Can be described as freezing rain too.
What is sleet?
The part of the water cycle where tiny drops of water collect into large enough droplets to fall to the ground as; rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
The layer of air around the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
The study of weather.
What is meteorology?
I am the type of storm that moves fast. I have lightning, thunder and may produce hail?
What is a thunderstorm?
Huge dark clouds that can create lightning, hail and heavy rains.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
Pressure that usually brings weather that is cloudy, rainy and makes you feel lazy.
What is low pressure?
A tool used to measure wind direction.
What is a wind or weather vane?
A scientist that studies and predicts the weather.
What is a meteorologist?