Climate
Weather
Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Severe Weather
100
This is the general weather of an area over all seasons, over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
The conditions of the atmosphere at any given time
What is weather?
100
A tool that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
100
The energy that powers the water cycle
What is the Sun?
100
This is a type of storm that is described as a fast moving funnel of wind.
What is a tornado?
200
This climate has moderate temperatures, weather that changes with the season, and moderate precipitation.
What is temperate climate?
200
How hot or how cold something is.
What is temperature?
200
A tool that measures wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
200
When a liquid becomes a gas
What is evaporation?
200
This is a type of storm that begins as a tropical storm, and is categorized based on its wind speed.
What is a hurricane?
300
This type of climate can be hot or cold, but always has very little to no precipitation
What is a desert climate?
300
The amount of water the air can hold
What is humidity?
300
A tool that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
300
When a gas becomes a liquid
What is condensation?
300
An electrical discharge that happens between clouds, or between a cloud and earth. This is the most dangerous part of a thunderstorm.
What is lightning?
400
This climate is warm, has heavy rainfall, a large variety of plants and animals, and multi-layered forests.
What is a tropical climate?
400
The blanket of gasses that surrounds the Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400
A tool that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
Tiny droplets of water that form around a piece of dust; these bunch together to form visible shapes in the sky.
What are clouds?
400
This is the name given to the most recent hurricane, which hit the East coast of Florida, and the Carolinas.
What is Hurricane Matthew?
500
Three factors that affect climate
What are latitude, elevation, and closeness to bodies of water?
500
A type of precipitation that falls when there is lots of wind. This usually happens during a major storm.
What is the hail?
500
A tool that measures humidity?
What is a hygrometer?
500
The place where freshwater is stored underground.
What is an aquifer?
500
This is the extreme rising of water levels due to a storm. It is responsible for most of the damage during a hurricane.
What is storm surge?
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