Weather Vocabulary
What is the instrument that measures temperature?
Thermometer
What is evaporation?
Water particles go into the air as water vapor.
Can you feel whether the air is dry or moist?
Yes.
True or False: The best place to put a lightning rod is on the top of a building
True
What are two characteristics of hurricanes?
Heavy rain and strong winds
Humidity
True or False: Condensation is when water vapor particles join together and turn back into liquid form.
True
What happens as fall changes to winter?
The temperature gets colder and precipitation can change from rain to snow.
Name at least one effect of a thunderstorm.
Flooding
Strong Winds
Lightning Strikes
What characteristic of hurricanes do tornadoes also have?
Strong winds
What is the instrument that measures humidity?
Hygrometer
True or False: Visible water in the atmosphere cannot be seen as clouds.
False
Besides temperature, what is one other factor that meteorologists measure?
Barometric Pressure and Humidity
True or False: Trees can increase damage from strong winds.
False
True or False: Opening doors and windows during severe weather will prevent damages.
False
What is the instrument that measures barometric pressure?
Barometer
What is precipitation?
Water collects into drops. The drops become too heavy and fall back to Earth.
Where is the best place to look for seasonal weather changes?
A weather chart or graph
Name at least one way people can reduce the effects of a thunderstorm.
Putting sandbags in front of their doors (the more the better)
Having a lightning rod on their house
True or False: Sandstorms have violent winds.
True
This is a tool that meteorologists use to determine the weather.
Satellite.
Does the atmosphere have water even if there aren't any clouds in the sky?
Yes.
Do all areas of the world have the same seasonal weather changes?
If an area is near a large body of water, it will get _______________ precipitation.
More
A rainy day is more likely to have __________ humidity.
Higher