A storm that always has lightning and thunder, often accompanied by rain, hail, and high winds.
What is a THUNDERSTORM?
100
Ways to protect yourself during a flood.
What is going to high ground?
200
A severe snow storm.
What is a BLIZZARD?
200
A tool used to measure rainfall.
What is a RAIN GAUGE?
200
Arctic, Freezing, Wintry, Frosty, Icy
What does a cold temperature feel like?
200
It begins as a funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that drop down from a severe thunderstorm. Characterized by spinning winds, up to 300 miles per hour, which can lift houses into the air and rip trees from the ground.
What is a TORNADO?
200
Dams, levees, and walls
What are ways to reduce the impact of floods?
300
What the conditions in the air outside are like at a certain time and place.
What is Weather?
300
The two units used to measure degrees on a thermometer
What Celcius and Fahrenheit?
300
Humid, blazing, scorching, sweltering, tropical.
What does a hot temperature feel like?
300
It results from days of heavy rain and/or melting snows, when rivers rise and go over their banks.
What is a FLOOD?
300
Staying indoors and away from windows.
What are ways to protect yourself from lightning?
400
The general patter of weather in an area over a long period of time
What is Climate?
400
A weather tool that measures air pressure.
What is BAROMETER?
400
Temperatures get warmer. Often very rainy. Can be windy too.
What is Spring?
400
An intense storm with swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour. Usually 1,000-5,000 times larger than tornadoes.
What is a HURRICANE?
400
Using special glass in doors and windows that resist breaking and nailing down roof tiles instead of stapling.
What are ways to reduce the impact of wind?
500
General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and sleet.
What is PRECIPITATION?
500
A weather tool that measures wind speed.
What is ANEMOMETER?
500
A scientist who studies the weather.
What is a METEOROLOGIST?
500
An enormous and very hot spark of electricity produced by thunderstorms.