Severe Weather
What is severe weather?
Dangerous weather
Why do scientists measure weather?
To warn people about upcoming storms, to keep track of weather patterns, to predict weather.
What is temperature?
How hot or cold something is.
Weather repeats itself. It follows a what?
Pattern
How would you stay safe during a thunderstorm?
Find shelter, keep away from windows, water and trees, keep away from metal objects, keep away from electricity.
This tool is used to measure wind direction.
A wind sock.
What changes the air temperature?
The sun.
The patterns weather follows are called what?
Seasons
This type of severe weather forms during a thunderstorm.
Tornado
This tool is used to measure wind speed.
Anemometer
Water that falls from clouds to the Earth.
Precipitation
During this season, the weather is cool to warm in the day. Buds and leaves begin to grow.
Spring
This type of severe weather forms over the ocean and brings strong winds, heavy rain fall and can cause flooding.
Hurricane
This tool is used to measure the amount of rain that falls.
Rain gauge
Identify 3 types of precipitation.
Snow, rain, sleet, and hail.
During this season, trees begin to loose their leaves.
Fall
How can we stay safe during a hurricane?
Move away from the ocean (evacuate), bring loose objects, stay inside and away from windows, store extra food and water in your home
This tool measures temerpature.
Thermometer
What is a drought?
A long period of time with no rain.
How does the weather change from Fall to Winter in our area?
Temperatures get colder, the days are shorter, etc.