Weather Tools & Data
Tool used to measure temperature
Thermometer
What 3 states of matter does water exist in
Solid, liquid, gas
Moving air is called...
Wind
The sound that lightning makes
Thunder
A cloud that forms above the ground
Fog
A person who studies or reports the weather
Meteorologist
What happens to water when it evaporates
It goes up into the air
The layer of air that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
Which comes first in a thunderstorm: Lightning or Thunder?
Lightning
To send out rays of heat...
Radiate
Tool used to measure amount of precipitation
Water in a gaseous form
Water Vapor
Lots of moisture in the air
Humidity
The safest places to be during a thunderstorm
In a building with a lightning rod, in a car
The top Ocean Zone where the most sunlight reaches
Sunlit Zone
Unit of measurement used to report the temperature
Degrees Fahrenheit
List the steps of the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
The earth and the air are always exchanging water with each other. This process is called the...
The Water Cycle
Severe weather caused by a wind storm forming over hot land
Tornado
What heats up water, causing it to evaporate and beginning the water cycle?
The Sun
Tool used to measure air weight and pressure
Barometer
List the 4 types of precipitation
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
List the 3 elements that make up weather
Heat, water, wind
Thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes
Layer of the ocean where sunlight never reaches
Twilight Zone