Vocabulary
A person who studies and reports on the weather conditions is called a
Meteorologist
Forgetting to put out a campfire, or throwing away a burning cigarette can cause this NATURAL DISASTER.
Wildfire
A description of COMMON weather conditions found in a place over a long period of time or that happen in a larger region.
CLIMATE
Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) marked by different weather patterns
Seasons!
An instrument used to measure the temperature of the air
Thermometer
A prediction of what the weather will be like in the future including storms, temperatures, and wind speeds.
Forecast
A huge storm that forms over open oceans and has strong winds is known as this NATURAL DISASTER
Hurricane
A description of atmospheric conditions (sun, rain, snow, temperature, wind, humidity) in a specific location
WEATHER
When the bottom of the Earth, or the southern hemisphere is tilted AWAY from the sun, what season is it?
Winter
This is the temperature scale with 32 degrees as the freezing point of water and 212 degrees as the boiling point of water. We use this system in the U.S.
Fahrenheit
How hot or cold something is...
Temperature
A rotating funnel of wind coming from a thunderstorm that touches the ground and causes debris and damage is known as this NATURAL DISASTER
Tornado
Weather or Climate?
Michigan averages 150-200 inches of snow per year.
Climate
When the top of the Earth is tilted towards the sun in the northern hemisphere, what season is it?
Summer
When it is hot, the liquid in the thermometer gets ___________.
Higher
Water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, or sleet
Precipitation
A sudden shaking or rocking of the earth’s surface causing a rumble is known as this natural disaster
Earthquake
Weather or Climate?
If it is sunny on Saturday, I will go to the park with my dog.
Weather
When the Earth has made one revolution around the sun, how much time has gone by?
1 year
When it is cold, the liquid in the thermometer gets ___________.
Lower
Strong, windy snowstorms that bring extremely cold temperatures and up to 30-50 inches of snow
Blizzard
Strong, windy snowstorms that bring extremely cold temperatures and up to 30-50 inches of snow
Blizzard
Weather or Climate?
The Southwest desert is usually hot and very dry.
Climate!
The imaginary line that the Earth is spinning around it called its AXIS. We learned that the Earth's axis is on a TILT. What degree is the Earth's axis tilted?
23.5
What is the unit in which we measure temperature?
Degrees