Weather Patterns
Weather & Seasons
Natural Hazards
100
Which does a rain gauge measure? Wind speed, precipitation, or temperature.
Precipitation
100
What kind of precipitation might fall on a very cold day?
Snow, sleet, or hail
100
A storm with lots of snow, cold temperatures, and strong winds is called a ________.
Blizzard
200
Temperatures get _________ as you go higher in the atmosphere.
Colder
200
The pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year is called _________.
Climate
200
Bridges can be built to bend without breaking in order to prevent damage in a(n) ____________.
Earthquake
300
What information can be found on a weather map?
Temperature, air pressure, and precipitation.
300
Because of the earth’s (rotation / tilt), the sun’s rays strike the earth at different angles.
Tilt
300
What does a lightning rod do?
Lightning hits the rod on the building instead of hitting the building.
400
What the air is like at a certain time and place is _________.
Weather
400
Climate is an area’s average __________ and ________.
Precipitation and temperature
400
Levees can be used to prevent damage from __________.
Floods
500
What do you use to measure wind direction?
Weathervane 
500
Different seasons are caused by the spinning of the Earth on an imaginary line called its ___________.
Axis
500
Describe two ways a building can be constructed to increase its chances of withstanding an earthquake.
Shock absorbers, steal supports, special glass, earthquake wallpaper, shorter buildings, made of brick.