Precipitation
Tornadoes & Hurricanes
Droughts, Floods, & Blizzards
Weather Tools
Random Weather Stuff
100
What is the name of the type of precipitation that falls as liquid water.
Rain
100
Name this type of large storm that forms over warm waters.
Hurricane
100
A period of time with little to no rainfall.
drought
100
This tool measures the temperature
Thermometer
100
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short term and climate is long term.
200
What type of precipitation falls as flakes or crystals?
Snow
200
Name this type of storm that forms over land, and produces the fastest winds on the planet.
Tornado
200
What year did the current California drought begin?
2011
200
What does this weather tool measure?
Humidity
200
Name the four seasons, in order, starting with winter.
Winter, spring, summer, fall
300
Which type of precipitation falls as chunks of ice?
Hail
300
What type storm was the worst natural disaster in United States history, causing the loss of over 6000 lives?
A Hurricane (in Texas, in 1900)
300
Which of these weather events is an underlying cause of California wildfires each year?
Drought
300
This tool measures the amount of rain.
Rain gauge
300
What is humidity?
Water in the air
400
Which type of precipitation falls as ice pellets?
Sleet
400
Which storm is also known as a twister?
Tornado
400
Which of these weather events is the most common natural disaster in the United States?
Flooding
400
What weather tool is this?
Barometer
400
What type of scientist studies the weather?
A meteorologist.
500
Which type of precipitation only falls during a thunderstorm?
Hail
500
A storm surge is a wall of water that is pushed onto land by a...?
Hurricane
500
During which of these three types of weather events are you most likely to get HYPOTHERMIA?
Blizzard
500
What 3 weather tools tell us about the wind?
Weather vane, anemometer, and wind sock.
500
What are the four main kinds of data that determine Oakland's daily weather? **Think of our data table**
Temperature, Humidity, Winds, and Barometer (pressure)