Vocabulary
The body of gases surrounding the Earth
What is Atmosphere?
The weather advisory issued when conditions are favorable for a Tornado to form
What is a Tornado Watch
Typhoon and Cyclone are also names for this weather phenomenon
What is a Hurricane?
These are the small hard snow and ice pellets that fall in severe thunderstorms
What is hail?
Falling moisture in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail, or drizzle
What is precipitation?
Term used to describe the area of the US most prone to Tornados
What is Tornado Alley
The center of the hurricane is called this.
What is the eye?
The chaotic winds that can form in Thunderstorms and are especially dangerous to airplanes
What is a microburst?
Clouds that form on the surface of the ground
What is fog?
The scale used to classify the strength of a tornado
What is the Fujita Scale
The continent from where winds blow warm air over the ocean.
What is Africa
What is light?
A person who interprets scientific data and forecasts the weather
What is a meteorologist?
This shows wind speed, direction, and precipitation and can be helpful in identifying tornados in thunderstorms
What is Doppler Radar
The group of people who study hurricanes.
Who are the Hurricane Hunters?
Lightening is....
What is Electricity, where regions of excess positive and negative charge develop within the cloud and are then DISCHARGED?
An upward current of air
What is an updraft?
This special name for a type of thunderstorm most often forms Tornados
What is a Supercell?
The area on the globe where hurricanes usually travel.
What is along the equator from Africa to the United States
A quick rising of water due to heavy rainfall isolated to one area
What is Flash Flooding?