Weather Tools
This instrument measures the temperature of how cold or hot it is outside.
What is a thermometer?
Liquid precipitation that falls from the sky.
What is rain.
Storms with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, wind, and sometimes hail.
What is a thunderstom?
The breaking down of rocks by water, wind, and ice.
What is weathering?
When we do not get enough precipitation.
What is a drought?
This tool measures the direction of the wind.
What is a weather vane?
Precipitation in the form of ice crystals.
What is snow.
Spinning windstorm that looks like a funnel cloud and that travel in a narrow path over land.
What is a tornado?
The movement of sediment (broken down rock).
What is erosion?
What are the 3 things that make up weather?
Wind, Temperature, and Precipitation
This instrument measures how much rain falls.
What is a rain gauge?
What is hail?
Big winter storms that bring strong winds and a large amount of snow.
What is a blizzard?
True/False: land surfaces can be changed by weathering and erosion?
True
Middle of a hurricane is called...
Weather tools do meteorologist use?
What are rain gauge, thermometer, weather vane.
Liquid water that freezes before it hits the ground during winter time.
What is sleet?
Large wind and rain storms that form over the ocean.
What is a hurricane?
Weathering and Erosion is caused by...
Wind, Ice, Gravity, and Water
What is it called when rocks, dirt, sand, and other pieces of earth are carried from one place to another by wind and water?
Erosion
Why do we track weather?
To find weather patterns and help us predict the weather in the future.
rain, snow, hail, sleet
Can occur when there is too much precipitation (rain).
What is a flood?
Occur during periods of intense rainfall or rapid snowmelt. They usually start on steep hillsides, liquify and accelerate down the hill.
What is a mudslide/landslide.
If it is raining and about sixty degrees what might a student be wearing?
Rain jacket, umbrella, and rain boots.