Storms
Parts of Weather
Precipitation
Effects of Weather
Clouds
100
Often heard as a storm approaches, this harmless noise can be very loud.
What is thunder?
100
We learned about three different types of these formations in the sky.
What are clouds? (Cumulus, Cirrus, and Stratus)
100
The six types of precipitation include rain, hail, sleet, freezing rain, snow, and this.
What is drizzle?
100
When the weather begins to turn cooler, some animals do this to find warmer weather.
What is migrate?
100
These clouds usually tell of a change in weather to come and from which direction.
What are cirrus clouds?
200
These funnels of wind are very destructive and can travel very quickly along the ground.
What are tornadoes?
200
Depending on the type, these main produce thunder, lightning, or hail.
What are storms?
200
This falls in the winter and can sometimes be measured in feet.
What is snow?
200
Some animals, like bears, do this during this winter instead of migrating.
What is hibernate?
200
These clouds are big and fluffy and generally mean good weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
300
Often accompanying thunder, this electric flash of light is very dangerous and should be avoided by going inside.
What is lightning?
300
This is measured in either Fahrenheit or Celsius.
What is temperature?
300
This form of precipitation happens during the winter, can coat roads, power lines, and tree limbs, and can be very treacherous.
What is freezing rain?
300
In order to avoid a predator, an animal might use this to hide itself.
What is camouflage?
300
These clouds usually cover the whole sky, are grey, and can produce drizzle.
What stratus clouds?
400
These storms start out at sea and can produce wind sin excess of 200 miles per hour.
What are hurricanes?
400
There are five main types of this including drizzle and hail.
What is precipitation?
400
This is tiny ice pellets that is usually mixed in with rain and snow.
What is sleet
400
When a part of an animal's environment changes, like the climate for instance, that animal might have to do this to survive.
What is adapt?
400
This cloud is formed on the ground and can make seeing things extremely difficult.
What is fog?
500
These storms happen during the winter and are capable of depositing feet of precipitation as a result.
What are blizzards.
500
This is measured by both its speed and direction.
What is wind?
500
Too much rain can cause this, while too little rain can cause this.
What is flood / drought
500
Plants turn this in the winter as a means of protection against the cold temperatures that winter can bring.
What is dormant?
500
Clouds are made of of very small droplets of either this or this.
What is water or ice?
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