Severe Weather
Air
Clouds
Water
This & That
100
This bright flash of electricity is caused by the friction of ice crystals rubbing together and creating an electrical charge.
What is lightning?
100
The layer of gases that surrounds the planet, commonly referred to as air.
What is the atmosphere?
100
This type of cloud is like a gray blanket that lies low in the atmosphere over an area, sometimes for several days.
What are stratus clouds?
100
Any liquid or solid water that falls to the surface of Earth from clouds.
What is precipitation?
100
The colour of a cold front symbol when shown on a weather forecast.
What is blue?
200
This type of huge storm that forms over an ocean can be up to 600 miles across and last for over a week.
What is a hurricane?
200
The force exerted by air on all things.
What is air pressure?
200
These clouds are formed by ice crystals being blown out into thin wisps high in the atmosphere.
What are cirrus clouds?
200
The continuous movement of water on, above, or below the surface of Earth.
What is the watercycle?
200
The shape of a warm front symbol when shown on a weather forecast.
What is a half circle?
300
This is the calmest area at the center of a hurricane?
What is the eye of the hurricane?
300
Air that expands and rises.
What is warm air?
300
These two types of clouds are fair weather clouds that are not associated with precipitation.
What are cirrus and cumulus clouds?
300
The process of water collections being heated by the sun and turning to water vapour.
What is evaporation?
300
This is the type of front which causes long lasting light precipitation.
What is a warm front?
400
A violent rotating column of air that reaches from a thundercloud to the ground?
What is a tornado?
400
A mass of cool air that moves into a warmer area.
What is a cold front?
400
These huge, dark clouds are formed by warm, moist air being shot high up in the atmosphere where ice crystals form and friction causes lightning.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
400
When water vapour begins to cool and stick to dust particles in the atmosphere to form clouds.
What is condensation?
400
A severe weather phenomenon that may occur in Winnipeg during the winter months.
What is a blizzard?
500
This weather phenomenon occurs when heavy rains and quick snow melts cause water to overflow the banks of rivers and lakes.
What is a flood?
500
This causes air to move at varying speeds from one area to another.
What is wind?
500
These clouds produce mist or light rain for an extended period of time.
What are stratus clouds?
500
The source of heat that allows for the watercycle to occur.
What is the sun?
500
The sound that is associated with lightning.
What is thunder?
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