Weather
What is the term for the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place?
What is Weather
Which device is used to measure wind speed?
What is an anemometer
What is a sudden, intense storm that produces strong winds and heavy rain?
What is a thunderstorm
What is the average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period?
What is climate
What type of precipitation falls when temperatures are below freezing?
What is Snow?
What is a weather vane used for?
What is to show wind direction?
What type of storm is characterized by a rotating column of air?
What is a Tornado
What is the term for a long-term change in the Earth’s climate?
What is climate change?
What is the difference between weather and climate?
What is weather is short-term and climate is long-term
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
What is a thermometer
What is the term for a severe weather condition with heavy snowfall and strong winds?
What is a blizzard
Which climate zone is characterized by very cold temperatures?
What is the polar zone
True or false: Weather is what is happening right in the moment
True
What measures the humidity?
What is a hygrometer
What is the phenomenon called when a severe storm surge causes coastal flooding?
What is a hurricane
How does human activity contribute to climate change?
What is greenhouse gas effect
What measures the amount of snowfall?
What is a snow gauge
True or false: A tsunami is an example of extreme weather?
False: A Tsunami is caused by an earthquake, it is not caused by the weather patterns.
What climate zone is hot most of the year with little to no change?
What is the tropical zone