Weather

Temperature

100

This is the freezing temperature in F. 

What is 32 degrees? 

200

The boiling point in Celcius, of water

What 100 degrees? 

300

This is the average temperature in F., of the human body

What is 98.6 degrees? 

400

This is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit

What is 212 degrees? 

500

This is the freezing point in Celcius

What is 0 degrees? 

Clouds

100

Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them

What are stratus clouds?

200

White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds

What are cumulus clouds?

300

Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way

What are cirrus clouds?

400

Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface

What is fog?

500

Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds

What are cumulonimbus clouds?

Weather Vocabulary

100

The state of the air at a certain time and place

What is weather?

200

Scientists who study weather

Who are meteorologists?

300

Instrument that shows wind direction

What is a wind vane?

400

Measures wind speed

What is an anemometer?

500

The weather of a place over a long time

What is climate?

Stormy Weather

100

Most common type of storm

What is a thunderstorm?

200

Spinning cloud with a funnel shape

What is a tornado?

300

Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water

What is a hurricane?

400

Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall

What is a flood?

500

This happens when Dani takes off her shoes

What is it when birds fall out of the sky? 

Weather Instruments

100

This will measure precipitation 

What is a rain gauge? 

200

This will measure wind speed

What is an anemometer?  

300

This will measure air pressure

What is a barometer? 

400

This will measure moisture in the air. 

What is a hygrometer? 

500

This will show the direction of the wind 

What is a weather vane?