Weather Words 1
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is TEMPERATURE?
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is THERMOMETER?
Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds for several hours.
What is RAIN?
A storm that always has lightning and thunder, often accompanied by rain, hail, and high winds.
What is a THUNDERSTORM?
The mixture of gases that form the atmosphere of the Earth.
What is AIR?
A severe snow storm.
What is a BLIZZARD?
A tool used to measure rainfall.
What is a RAIN GAUGE?
The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is HUMIDITY?
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?
A visible collection of tiny water droplets floating in the air above the surface of the Earth. These form when condensation occurs during the water cycle.
What are CLOUDS?
A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
What is FOG?
An electronic instrument that meteorologists use to see rain or snow.
What is RADAR?
The condition of the air at a particular time and place. How the air moves, and describes anything it might be carrying such as rain, snow, or clouds. This is always changing.
What is WEATHER?
It results from days of heavy rain and/or melting snows, when rivers rise and go over their banks.
What is a FLOOD?
Thin, wispy clouds that are high in the sky. This type of cloud indicates fair weather.
What are CIRRUS CLOUDS?
Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
What is SNOW?
A weather tool that measures wind speed and direction.
What is a WINDSOCK?
The process of the sun heating up water and turning it into water vapor.
What is EVAPORATION?
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?
The weather conditions in an area over time.
What is CLIMATE?
General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and sleet.
What is PRECIPITATION?
A weather tool that measures air pressure.
What is a BAROMETER?
A scientist who studies and predicts the weather.
What is a METEOROLOGIST?
When extremely high temperatures for an extended length of time lead to increased rates of evaporation in an area.
What is a DROUGHT?
The type of clouds that produce precipitation that reaches the ground in the form of rain, snow or hail.
What are NIMBUS CLOUDS?