Seasons
Precipitation
Temperature
Storms
Vocabulary
100
March 20 or 21; first day of spring
What is Vernal Equinox
100
Liquid water that falls from the atmosphere.
What is rain
100
32 degrees fahrenheit
What is freezing
100
severe winter storm with high winds and blowing snow.
What is a blizzard
100
a scientist who studies weather
What is a meteoroligist
200
September 22 or 23; first day of fall
What is Autumnal Equinox
200
Water that is frozen into crystals and falls to the earth in soft, white flakes.
What is snow
200
below 32 degrees fahrenheit
What is sub zero
200
storm made up of very high speed, rotating, winds
What is a tornado
200
Air in motion
What is wind
300
December 21 or 22; first day of winter; shortest day of the year
What is Winter Solstice
300
a cloud on the ground.
What is fog
300
fast moving winter storm that comes from Canada
What is an Alberta Clipper
300
rain the freezes into pellets
What is sleet
300
another word for farming
What is agriculture
400
June 21 or 22; first day of summer; longest day of the year.
What is Summer Solstice
400
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity
400
chart that uses temperature and wind speed to measure how cold the air feels and how long it takes skin to freeze.
What is wind chill factor
400
the distance one can see
What is visibility
400
air that surrounds the earth
What is atmosphere
500
Average weather that a place has over a long period of time.
What is Climate
500
small round peices of ice that fall from the clouds.
What is hail
500
Warm, dry blowing wind in from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
What is Chinook
500
day to day conditions of the atmosphere
What is weather
500
north pole region
What is artic
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