Clouds
What are clouds made of?
tiny droplets of water or ice
Which is a larger storm, a hurricane or a tornado?
a hurricane
True or false, tornadoes can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards.
True
What is a blizzard?
a long-lasting snowstorm with strong winds and snowfall
What is a meteorologist?
a person who studies the weather
These clouds look like cotton balls
Cumulus clouds
Hurricanes always form over the ocean or over the land?
over the ocean
What is a tornado made of?
Rotating, violent winds
What is lightning?
a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm
What is an Anemometer?
A weather instrument that measures the wind speed
These clouds are very high and look like feathers.
Cirrus clouds
This is the calmest part of a hurricane
the eye
Tornadoes usually form from thunderstorms, true or false?
True
Which comes first, lightning or thunder?
lightning
What is a Barometer?
An instrument that measures air pressure
These clouds are low and look like sheets in the sky
Stratus clouds
In Florida, which month is a more dangerous time for hurricanes, September or April?
September
What do tornadoes usually look like?
a funnel
What is a drought?
when there is a lack of precipitation over an extended period of time
What is Climate?
the average weather conditions in a certain place or during a certain season
What happens to the temperature of water droplets as they get higher in the air?
they get cooler
Hurricanes are given names in reverse alphabetical order, starting with Z...True or False?
False
What is hail?
Frozen rain
A haboob, or type of sandstorm is almost always found here...
a desert
What are Clouds?
A collection of tiny water droplets or, at colder temperatures, ice crystals floating in the air above the surface