Vocabulary
Any form of water that falls from the ground
Precipitation
To tell what is likely to happen
Forecast
An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry?
Flood
Precipitation that falls to the ground as water droplets
Rain
Hurricanes occur more often in which region of the United States?
Lower part near the oceans
extreme or violent
severe
Scientists who study the weather
Meteorologists
A hurricane has wind speeds of at least ____ mph.
74
Drizzle
Tornadoes occur more often in which region of the United States?
central or tornado alley
Flashes of electricity
Lightning
An instrument for measuring the amount of rain
Rain Gauge
Wind speed is given in what unit of measurement?
Miles per hour
A mixture of frozen precipitation in the shape of a ball?
Hail
What causes sand dunes to form?
Wind
The state of the air at a certain time and place
Weather
An instrument for measuring the speed of wind
Anemometer
Hurricane season occurs in which five month period?
June through November
Precipitation made up of ice crystals
Snow
If a weather vane's arrow is pointing to the south, the wind is blowing from which direction?
The way we travel or move from one place to another
Transportation
An instrument for showing the direction of the wind
What causes a tornado?
Cool air moves down from the sky at the same time that warm air rises from the ground. Cool and warm air mixing together.
Precipitation in the form of ice pellets
Sleet
Name the four stages of the water cycle.
Precipitation
Collection
Evaporation
Condensation