Severe Weather
Clouds
Vocabulary
Tools
Other
100
Where does the sand that falls with rain in London, England come from?
Africa (Sahara Desert)
100
Piled up puffy clouds, that usually bring fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
100
The condition of the air around us.
What is weather?
100
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
The weight of air of any one spot.
What is air pressure?
200
What did the mythbusters use to simulate high winds for the tornado testing?
A jet engine
200
A thick blanket of clouds darkening and covering the whole sky. They usually bring rain or snow.
What are stratus clouds?
200
The average or typical weather in a particular area.
What is climate?
200
A tool used to measure the amount of rain fall.
What is a rain gauge?
200
High pressure air rushing toward low pressure air.
What is wind?
300
What happens when warm air trying to move upward has to punch a hole in the cold air above it to escape?
A tornado
300
High wispy clouds made of tiny ice particles.
What are cirrus clouds?
300
A mixture of gases. 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen
What is air?
300
A tool used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
300
What type of air tends to be heavier?
Cold air
400
Warm, moist air from the oceans adds power to this large circular storm
What is a hurricane
400
What comes from nimbus clouds
Rain
400
The layer of air around the earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400
A tool used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
400
The study of weather.
What is meteorology?
500
At what wind speed did the mythbusters certify the stormchasers trucks?
250 MPH
500
Cumulonimbus clouds.
What are thunderstorm clouds?
500
The layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place.
What is the troposphere?
500
A person that uses weather tools to predict the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
500
A funnel shaped windstrom that emerges from a thunderstorm.
What is a tornado?
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