Tools
What tool is used to measure temperature?
What do we call water, snow, or ice falling from the sky?
precipitation
What is a collection of very tiny water droplets or ice crystals?
cloud
What do we call a long period of no precipitation?
drought
What is the pattern of weather in an area for a long period of time?
climate
What tool is used to measure wind speed?
What part of the water cycle is when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
evaporation
What type of clouds are wide, thin layers?
Stratus clouds
What do we call a time when water flows onto dry land and covers a large area?
flood
polar zone
What tool is used to measure rain?
rain gauge
What part of the water cycles is when cooled water vapor changes to a liquid?
condensation
What type of cloud forms close to the ground?
fog
What type of storm has thunder and lightning?
thunderstorm
Which climate zone has temperature that are not too hot or too cold. Most places have four seasons?
temperate zone
What tool shows the direction the wind is blowing?
weathervane
What do we call small ice pellets?
sleet
What type of clouds are fluffy and look like cotton?
Cumulus clouds
What is a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground?
tornado
Which climate zone is near the equator and is hot most all of the time?
tropical zone
What tool is sent high into the atmosphere to send back data about the weather?
weather satellite
What do we call large ice pellets that usually occur during thunderstorms?
hail
What type of clouds are high, thin and wispy?
Cirrus clouds
What is a storm with strong, swirling winds and produces heavy rain that forms over ocean waters?
hurricane
What is one way the atmosphere affects our weather?
The atmosphere is like a blanket around the earth. It keeps the earth from getting too hot or too cold.