Weather
Tools
Tools
This tool measures temperature
Thermometer
White, puffy clouds that look like pieces of cotton
Cumulus clouds
Liquid water in the form of droplets
Rain
The center of a hurricane, the calmest part
The eye
Violent, rotating column of air extending from thunderstorm to the ground
Tornado
A tool that shows you the wind direction
Wind vane
Gray clouds that cover the whole sky like a sheet
Stratus clouds
Frozen ice crystals that fall as light white flakes
Snow
June 1st - November 30th
Hurricane season
This is where you should be in your house if there's a tornado warning
This tool measures air pressure
Barometer
High, thin wispy clouds
Cirrus clouds
Rain that freezes on contact and forms an icy glaze
Freezing Rain
This is considered a "major" hurricane
Category 3 or higher
Difference between a watch and a warning
Watch means ingredients are there, Warning means it's about to happen or is happening
A tool that measures wind speed
Anemometer
A cloud that is on the ground
Fog
Liquid water droplets that refreeze before reaching the ground, ice pellets
Sleet
This is the scale used to rank hurricanes
Saffir Simpson Scale
Scale used to rank tornadoes
EF(Enhanced Fujita) Scale, EF 0 - EF 5
This tool gathers rain
Rain gauge
A thunderstorm cloud
Cumulonimbus cloud
Ball of ice produced in a thunderstorm
Hail
The organization that names hurricanes
World Meteorological Organization
These 3 things classify a severe thunderstorm
58 mph wind, large hail 1" or greater, producing a tornado