Scientist
True/False: A scientist is someone who uses research and observations to study and understand the natural world
What after effect might happen from a tornado?
fallen trees and destroyed buildings
If it is 32 °F outside, I would describe it as being what outside?
Freezing
What are the four seasons?
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Benjamin Franklin invented what?
Lightning Rod
In Florida, a state surrounded by water on 3 sides, what extreme weather is most likely to occur?
Hurricane
What is a meteorologist?
Someone who studies the atmosphere and forecasts weather patterns
In Florida we can describe their climate as being polar or tropical?
tropical
Who invented windshield wipers?
Mary Anderson
In California, droughts happen often. What is a drought?
a period of time where severe dry weather due to no rainfall
Evaporation
In Alaska where it is freezing often in the year. We can describe their climate as being tropical or polar?
Polar
What does the Fujita-Pearson Scale help with?
helps scientist classify the strength of a tornado based on the amount of damage it caused.
What is hail?
form of frozen precipitation in size of ice pellets/balls of ice
When water vapor in the sky (gas) falls down in the form of rain (liquid) we can it what? (process of gas turning into a liquid)
Condensation
state of the atmosphere at a place and time - heat, dryness, precipitation, sunshine, wind, etc. What does this describe?
Weather
What was Joanne Simpson most interested in. What did she invent?
behavior of clouds, helped create a cloud model
What is a good solution to preventing flooding from happening in a building?
Stack up sandbags
The atmosphere consists of what components?
oxygen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrogen
Weather condition in a region over a long period of time
Climate