Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds for several hours.
What is RAIN?
100
A storm that always has lightning and thunder, often accompanied by rain, hail, and high winds.
What is a THUNDERSTORM?
100
Low dark clouds that bring rain.
What are NIMBOSTRATUS CLOUDS?
200
A severe snow storm.
What is a BLIZZARD?
200
A tool used to measure rainfall.
What is a RAIN GAUGE?
200
When leaves put water vapor back into the air.
What is TRANSPIRATION?
200
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?
200
A visible collection of tiny water droplets floating in the air above the surface of the Earth.
What are CLOUDS?
300
A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
What is FOG?
300
A set of equipment that measures temperature and other weather information. They normally take these measurements automatically several times a day. We have one behind the school.
What is a WEATHER STATION?
300
Water in the air that you cannot see.
What is WATER VAPOR?
300
It results from days of heavy rain and/or melting snows, when rivers rise and go over their banks.
What is a FLOOD?
300
An enormous and very hot spark of electricity produced by thunderstorms.
What is LIGHTNING?
400
Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
What is SNOW?
400
A tool that tells what direction wind comes from.
What is a WIND VANE?
400
The blanket of air that surrounds the earth.
What is ATMOSPHERE?
400
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?
400
Puffy clouds that form in nice weather. They are like piles.
What are CUMULUS clouds?
500
General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and sleet.
What is PRECIPITATION?
500
A weather tool that measures wind speed.
What is ANEMOMETER?
500
When liquid water changes to water vapor/
What is EVAPORATION?
500
A strong wind which carries sand through the air. Usually occurs in desert regions, often among sand dunes.
What is a SAND STORM?
500
Clouds that form in layers. They can be high, medium, or low.