Severe Weather
Vocabulary
Seasonal
Clouds
Trivia
100

What type of severe weather is Kansas known for? (hint happens in Wizard of Oz)

tornado

100

The definition of ___________ is the air outside at a certain time and place.

Weather

100

During this season you would go play in the pool outside.

Summer

100

A mass of tiny water droplets that form in the sky are called _____________

Clouds

100

Last year we learned about the ___________ cycle...the path water takes from land to sky.

Water cycle

200

This type of severe weather involves lots of snow.

Blizzard

200

When you measure how hot or cold the air is you are measuring the ___________.

Temperature

200

The season when skunks, bears, and bats hibernate is called _____________.

Winter

200

The highest clouds in the sky are the ______________

Cirrus clouds

200

Name 3 different types of precipitation:

rain, snow, hail, sleet

300

What are 3 types of weather that can happen during a storm?

rain, wind, lightning, thunder

300

The very center of a hurricane, a spot where the winds and rain stop for a little while is called the ____________.

Hurricane Eye

300

The 2 seasons when its not too hot and not too cold.

Spring and Fall

300

The ground level cloud that makes it hard to see in front of you is called _________

Fog

300

In our experiment, "cloud in a jar" what did we put on top of the lid to make the cloud form?

Ice

400

When a hurricane goes over the land, it's power does what?

decreases

400

The name of a scientist who measures, and reports, and predicts the weather patterns is called a ______________

Meteorologist 

400

What season has the longest days?

Summer

400

A mid and low level cloud that often shows a storm coming is called a __________

Cumulonimbus cloud

400

What is NOT a type of weather:

earthquake, hurricane, tornado, blizzard, tsunami

earthquake, tsunami

500

What 2 severe weather might you see in the desert if...

1) it was hot and dry

2) if it got lots of rain at the same time

1. Drought

2. Flooding

500

The sound you hear when ice is bumping around in clouds to create electricity when is then released in a streak of light in the sky is called _________________

Thunder

500

What season will start on December 21st and be the longest night of the year?

Winter

500

Name 3 different types of clouds

Stratus, cumulus, stratocumulus, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus

500

In your group, list the seasons of everyone's birthday.

summer, fall, winter, spring

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