Vocabulary
This a wall that is built across a river to hold water back.
What is a dam?
What is an instrument that measures the amount of precipitation?
What is a Rain gauge?
This describes the conditions in the air outside, can change from day to day, and from season to season.
What is weather?
A pattern of weather that changes throughout the year is...
What is seasons?
Levees, dams and bags of sand can reduce the impact of...
What is flooding?
What is a flood?
What is an instrument that measures air pressure?
This is the general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
This helps to slow or stop water from flowing into an area.
What is a levee?
What hurricane hit New Orleans in 2005?
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This is a place where two very large masses of air meet.
What is a front?
What is an instrument/tool that shows which direction from which the wind is blowing?
What is a weather vane?
What is weather?
What type of map is used to predict weather?
What is a weather map?
What is the most hazardous impact a hurricane has?
What is flooding?
This is water, such as rain or snow, that falls from the clouds.
What is precipitation?
What is an instrument/tool that measures temperature?
What is thermometer?
This is the cycle of similar weather patterns year after year.
What is climate?
This helps to prevent fire and other damage because it directs electricity safely to the ground.
What is a lightning rod?
What weather hazard is the hardest to prepare for?
What is a tornado?
This is the force with which air pushes on Earth.
What is air pressure?
What is an instrument that measures wind speed?
What is an anemometer?
If someone asked what the climate is like in Florida you would say:
a. it has a humid climate with hot summers and warm winters
b. it is 93 degrees in Miami today
What is choice a?
This person measures changes in weather so that they are able to predict what kind of weather might happen next.
What is a scientist?
What category of hurricanes have the highest wind speed?