Precipitation
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Stormy Weather
Extreme Weather
100
Snow
What is the precipitation that falls in winter?
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky like huge grey blankets; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100
Wind, precipitation, and temperature
What 3 things make up weather?
100
Most common type of storm
What is a thunderstorm?
100
Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house.
What is the basement?
200
Rain gauge
What instrument is used to measure rain?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
200
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
What is a tornado?
200
A huge storm over the ocean.
What is a hurricane?
300
Inches
What measurement is used to measure rain and snow?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300
Any type of water that falls from the clouds.
What is precipitation?
300
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
300
A storm with winds faster than a hurricane.
What is a tornado?
400
Precipitation that is made up of heavy layers of ice crystals.
What is hail?
400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
Measures how many degrees of heat is in the air.
What is an thermometer?
400
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What is a flood?
400
Severe storm with lightening, thunder, hail and rain.
What is a thunderstorm?
500
A mixture of snow and rain.
What is sleet?
500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500
32 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the temperature that water freezes at?
500
Another name for a hurricane
What is a typhoon?
500
Severe storm with blowing snow.
What is a blizzard?
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