RAIN
What tool is used to measure rain?
Rain gauges! The rain is collected inside the gauge and used to measure how much rain there was.
Where should you hide if a tornado is coming?
In the basement. If you have no basement, find a room with no windows or lay down in a bathtub. The basement is safest because it keeps you out of the way of the wind, which could pick you up or might carry things that could hurt you.
An avalanche is a large amount of _____ that quickly moves down a slope
What is temperature?
The temperature is how hot or cold a place is. Temperatures can be measured inside and outside!
Balls of ice that fall from the sky (usually during a thunderstorm) are called what?
Hail or hail stones!
True of False: Rain can be red.
True!
What colour is a tornado?
Black, grey, white. It depends if the sun is there and how bad the storm is. If the sun is there, it is likely the tornado will be white or grey. If there is no sun, the tornado is likely to be black.
What causes an ice storm?
Freezing rain! Rain falls, then freezes. Roads are often closed because of the dangers of these storms.
How can you cool down if it is very hot outside?
You can go in a pool/ spray park, have a cold shower and drink lots of cold water. Hydration is important to prevent heat stroke!
What is the name of the people who study the weather?
Meteorologists!
True or False: Rain causes ice storms.
True! Rain freezes, which causes ice to form.
Are twin tornadoes rare?
Yes! Twin tornadoes mean that the storm is much more worse than a single tornado storm. This usually happens when a tornado is about to die and another one begins.
What is the coldest month of the year in Saskatchewan?
January! The average temperature in January is - 20 celsius.
What is the hottest month in Saskatchewan?
July and August! Temperatures can vary, but can be so hot that it can be dangerous to be outside.
How many thunderstorms happen on earth every minute? 1. 3000 2. 2000 3. 1000
2000! Storms happen all over the world, even when we do not have a storm!
What animal gets noisier just before it rains?
Frogs! They do this to help other frogs, usually females, to find fresh ponds.
Do tornadoes form from the ground or in the sky?
Tornadoes usually form from the ground up, not from the sky down.
1. 30 2. 48 3. 56
56! Regina got over 100 centimetres of snow in 28 days. That is about the size of a meter stick!
The earths temperature has been rising, which is linked to human activity creating global _____
Warming! Driving cars, electricity and cutting down forests are linked to creating global warming. Global warming is when the earth temperature is getting warmer.
What tool measures the pressure of the air around us?
Barometer! If the pressure around you is high the water in the barometer will rise. If the pressure is low it will sink.
What causes rain to be red?
When a high amount of red coloured dust gets mixed into rain, it makes it look red. This usually happens in India.
True or False: There are 6 types of tornados.
True!
EF0, EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, EF5
Is the coldest temperature recorded - 90.2 celsius or - 89.2?
- 89.2 celsius! This was recorded in Vostok Station, Antarctica in 1983.
How does a blizzard occour?
It happens when the temperature drops really low and becomes very windy, which blows the snow arouund. The difference between a blizzard and a snow storm is the wind. Blizzards usually have a wind that goes faster than your car driving in a city.
A dust storm is also know as a ____ storm?
Sandstorm! This happens when heavy winds lift sand and dirt into the air.