Weather Tools
Weather
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Comparing
Weather
Weather
Types of Weather
Reading
Weather Tools
Weather Tools
100
This tool tells us which direction the wind is blowing
Wind Vane (also: Weather Vane)
100
This word means "electricity from the sky striking the ground"
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Lightening
100
Is the temperature increasing or decreasing throughout the week?
Decreasing
100
This type of weather is caused by water freezing in the clouds and falling gently to the ground
Snow
100
What is this direction?
NNW
North North West
200
This tool measures the temperature
Thermometer
200
This word is used to describe water falling from the sky
Precipitation
200
Which day had the strongest wind speeds?
Tuesday- 19mph
200
This type of weather describes rain that freezes as it falls
Sleet
200
About how many inches of rain did this area get?
2 and one-half inches
300
This tool tells the direction
Compass
300
This word describes the weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
Climate
300
Which two days would you most likely need an umbrella?
Monday and Friday
300
This type of weather happens when frozen rain gets swept back up into the clouds by a strong wind and collects more water, eventually making an ice ball that falls to the ground
Hail
300
What is the predicted low temperature for Thursday?
56 degrees Fahrenheit
400
This tool measures how much rain fell in a specific area
Rain Gauge
400
This word means "someone who studies and forecasts the weather"
Meteorologist
400
Which month had the highest amount of precipitation?
May- about 4 inches
400
This type of extreme weather event can destroy coastal areas with floods, strong winds, and thunderstorms.
Hurricane
400
What is temperature?
76 degrees Fahrenheit (or 25 degrees Celsius)
500
This tool measures wind speed
Anemometer
500
This word means "the amount of moisture in the air"
Humidity
500
Looking at the table, we can tell that it is most likely to rain when the wind is coming from the ________.
North
500
This extreme weather event happens when an area goes a long time without getting rain
Drought
500
Which city in Texas had the highest temperature forecasted?
Loredo- 101 degrees Fahrenheit