Weather Vocabulary
Severe Weather
Clouds
Climate Types
Devices Used
100
An air mass associated with fair weather
What is high pressure
100
An intense storm that generally forms over tropical regions.
What is a hurricane?
100
A cloud hovering close to the Earth's surface.
What is fog?
100
Brazil has 2 seasons, a summer and winter because of this climate.
What is a tropical wet and dry climate?
100
An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
What is barometer?
200
The average daily or seasonal weather of a particular place or region.
What is climate
200
A violent whirlwind often accompanied by heavy rain, hail, thunder, and lightning.
What is a tornado?
200
Condition when 90% or more of the sky is covered with clouds.
What is overcast?
200
Florida usually is 70 degrees and above all year round and is caused by this climate
What is humid subtropical?
200
Shows the direction the wind is blowing from
What is a weather vane?
300
A scientist who studies and predicts the weather by measuring, observing and recording weather data.
What is a meteorologist
300
Heavy snow or blowing snow accompanied by winds of at least 35 miles per hour.
What is a blizzard?
300
Condition when 70-30% of the sky is covered with clouds.
What is mostly cloudy?
300
Alaska has harsh winters and cool summers because of this climate.
What is tundra polar climate?
300
Measures the temperature of the air
What is a thermometer?
400
The temperature at which water vapor condenses to a liquid.
What is dew point?
400
A loud, windy storm with lightning, thuder and rain that happens when warm, wet air meets colder, drier air
What is a thunderstorm?
400
Fog mixed with particles of pollution.
What is smog?
400
Australia and most desert places are this type of climate.
What is dry climate?
400
Used to photograph and track large-scale air movements. Then meteorologists compile and analyze the data with the help of computers.
What are weather satellites?
500
Degree of hotness or coldness of the air
What is temperature?
500
A lot of rain falls in a short amount of time that causes lakes, rivers, and streams to overflow
What is a flood?
500
Condition when 30-70% of the sky is covered with clouds.
What is partly cloudy?
500
High up in mountains is where you will find this climate.
What is highland climate?
500
Tracking system used to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc.
What is a doppler radar?
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