Vocabulary
What do thermometers measure?
Temperature
What is the name of the scientists that study weather?
Meteorologist
True / False : Natural Disasters are able to be prevented by humans.
Wind
True / False : Weather and Climate are the same thing.
False; weather is short term and can change quickly, but climate is the the long term state of the weather.
What natural disaster has an eye in the center, and strong winds with heavy rains?
Hurricanes
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
Humidity
What are the 5 elements that impact the weather?
Sunlight
Air Pressure
Wind
Water
Clouds
What natural disaster reaches from a cloud to the ground and occurs mostly in the central United States?
Tornadoes
What is rain, snow, sleet, and hail known as?
Precipitation
What two things are clouds classified by ?
Appearance
Altitude
What has a main vent and a secondary vent and erupts when molten lava rises to the surface?
Volcanoes