weather clues in nature
Old Sayings & Predictions
Relative Pronouns (who, which, whose, whom, that)
Vocabulary from the Lesson
General Knowledge About Weather
100

This animal sings loudly before heavy rain.

Frog

100

Complete the saying: «Red sky at night, sailor's …»

Delight

100

This pronoun is used for a person who is the subject of a sentence (e.g. «The woman ___ wrote Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling»).

Who

100

To say what might happen before it happens

Predict 

100

This is the name for frozen rain that falls as small ice balls.

Hail

200

These animals lie down before a storm to keep a dry place to rest.

Cows

200

This ring around the moon means that wet weather is coming.

Rain

200

This pronoun is used for things or animals (e.g. «The scarf ___ is white belongs to Emily»).

That/which

200

A place that provides cover or safety (e.g., during a storm)

Shelter

200

This is the season when the weather is usually the hottest.

Summer

300

Before rain, birds fly in this direction — low or high?

Low

300

Complete the saying: «Red sky in morning, sailor's …»

Warning

300

This pronoun shows possession (e.g. «The man ___ backpack is red is my uncle»).

Whose

300

An area of land that has never been farmed or developed.

Wilderness 

300

This is the name for a very strong storm with fast winds that forms over the ocean, also called a typhoon.

Hurricane 

400

This type of cloud is large, low, has a flat top, and can bring dangerous weather.

Storm clouds

400

Flowers and plants release more of these before rain, and you can smell them

Gas

400

This pronoun is used for a person who is the object of a sentence (e.g. «The youth ___ Cindy saw at the museum was an actor»).

Whom

400

A short, well-known phrase about an idea agreed by many people (e.g., «Red sky at night…»).

Saying 

400

This scientific instrument is used to measure temperature

Thermometer 

500

According to the text, this rises in good weather but sinks to the ground before a storm.

Campfire smoke

500

Complete the old saying about frogs: «The louder the frogs, the …»

More rain

500

Correct this sentence: «The flashlight whose was on the shelf needed new batteries.»

The flashlight which was on the shelf needed new batteries

500

Information that helps find the answer to a mystery or problem.

Clue

500

This phenomenon occurs when a powerful storm brings a long column of air down to the ground, often called a "twister".

Tornado 

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