A storm with lightning and thunder. Its usually causes gusty winds, heavy rain, and sometimes hail.
What is a THUNDERSTORM?
A strong wind which carries sand through the air. Usually occurs in desert regions (dry areas).
What is a SAND STORM?
Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds.
What is RAIN?
Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
What is SNOW?
Weather is the day-to-day variation of the atmosphere’s condition locally.
What is WEATHER?
It begins as a funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that drop down from a severe thunderstorm. It can cause damage to trees and buildings.
What is a TORNADO?
An enormous and very hot spark of electricity produced by thunderstorms.
What is LIGHTNING?
An intense storm with swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour. They are a lot larger than a tornado.
What is a HURRICANE?
A severe snow storm with high winds. It creates snow drifts.
What is a BLIZZARD?
A layer of gases surrounding a planet. Divided into five layers.
What is the ATMOSPHERE?
General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, hail, snow and sleet.
What is PRECIPITATION?
These are lightning strikes and faint flashes of light that are visible in distant clouds on warm and humid (wet air) nights.
What is HEAT LIGHTNING?
A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
What is FOG?
The amount of wetness in the air.
What is HUMIDITY?
This is caused by A LOT of rain or melting snow. When this happens, rivers rise and go over their banks.
What is a FLOOD?
A scientist who studies and predicts the weather.
What is a METEOROLOGIST?
The polar bears live in the polar region. The birds that love warmth and sun live by the equator. What region do you live in?
Temperate Region
(The icing in the middle of the oreo)