Vocabulary
Describes the conditions of the atmosphere for a location.
What is weather?
Liquid water droplets
What is rain?
An event characterized by heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
What is a thunderstorm?
Means there is a chance that a hazardous weather event will occur
What is a watch?
Some parts of weather are (blank). They are described using numbers. These factors are measurable. In other words, they can be measured using tools.
What is quantitative?
Describes how warm or cold it is.
What is temperature?
Ice "chunks" that form during storms due to strong winds.
What is hail?
Violently rotating column of air that extends down from a cloud to Earth's surface.
What is a tornado?
Means a dangerous and hazardous weather event is approaching
What is a warning?
Some parts of weather are (blank). They are described using descriptive language. These factors are observable and they are described using your senses.
What is qualitative?
Movement of air describes by its speed and direction.
What is wind?
Rain that freezes or becomes slushy as it falls to Earth's surface.
What is sleet?
A huge storm that develops in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or Culf of Mexico.
What is a hurricane?
Affects a large geographical area.
What is a watch?
Two names hurricanes are known as
What are typhoons and cyclones?
Scientist who study the weather
Who are meteorologist?
Ice crystals
What is snow?
Cloud that forms at or near Earth's surface.
What is fog?
Issued a few days before the event is expected to occur.
What is an advisory?
The place in the Midwest where tornadoes most often occur.
What is tornado alley?
Weather that is extreme and/or destructive
What is hazardous weather?
Seasonal wind that brings heavy rain during the summer to West Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia.
What is a monsoon?
A long period of time with no precipitation.
What is a drought?
Sometimes not issued until minutes before the event takes place.
What is a warning?
Metal object mounted on top of elevated structures
What are lightning rods?