Just the Facts!
The study of the atmosphere and weather.
What is meteorology?
Small ice pellets that are formed when rain falls through a very cold layer of air.
What is sleet?
The conditions in the atmosphere at any given time.
What is weather?
A spiraling cloud that doesn't touch the ground.
What is a funnel cloud?
Many colonies of this animal grow together to form this thing, which is an animal-made island.
What is a coral reef?
A measure of the heat in the air.
What is temperature?
Large ice pellets that are formed when ice crystals are forced back up into the clouds by strong updrafts.
What is hail?
The overall patterns of weather conditions in a particular area.
What is climate?
The place where two air masses meet.
What is a front?
A reef that grows from the shore out into the ocean.
What is a fringing reef?
The word that describes rain, snow, hail, and sleet.
What is precipitation?
A prolonged time of no precipitation.
What is a drought?
Areas that are cold and have large, dry, cold air masses.
What is a polar climate?
A funnel cloud that forms over water.
What is a waterspout?
A coral reef that forms a barrier between the ocean and the land.
What is a barrier reef?
The layers of gas that surround the Earth.
The water vapor that condenses on the ground.
What is dew?
Areas that are usually near the equator and are wet and warm year round.
What is a tropical climate?
The type of storm that has different names depending on where it is located in the world.
What is a hurricane? Also known as a cyclone and typhoon.
A reef that grows in a circle formation, usually around a volcanic island.
What is an atoll?
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
Water vapor that condenses and freezes on the ground, plants, and other objects.
What is frost?
The type of climate in Minnesota; this climate has the most seasonal change, experiencing cold winters, spring, warm summers, and fall.
What is a temperate climate?
The country that received the largest snowfall in one day. The snow storm dumped over 100 inches of snow in 18 hours.
Where is Italy?
The country near the Great Barrier Reef.
What is Australia?