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Earth man
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Weather
Miscellaneous
100
A snowstorm with strong wind and a very low temperature.
What is a blizzard?
100

What is a rotation 

Earth spinning 

100
An instrument that shows wind direction.
What is a weather vane?
100
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
100
Earth is surrounded by a layer of gases. This layer of gases is called...
What is the atmosphere?
200
Small, spinning columns of very strong wind.
What is a tornado?
200

What is a revolution

Earth orbiting the sun

200
An instrument that measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
200
The weather of a place over a long time.
What is climate?
200

What is humidity 

How much water vapor is in the air/ moisture 

300

What is severe weather

dangerous weather disrupting life 

300

How long is one rotation

How long is one revolution

24 hours 

365

300
Used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
300
A scientist who studies the weather.
What is a meterologists?
300
Temperature can be given in these two formats.
What is Celcius and Farenheight?
400
A tropical storm with winds of 74 miles per hour or more. Form over warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
400

What do rotations cause 

day/night 

400
Used to measure the amount of rainfall.
What is a rain gauge?
400

 

Drought

400

Why does the sun heat Earth unevenly 

because different land forms absorb the heat  

500

Describe a flood 

When water comes down faster than it soaks into the ground 
500

What do revolutions cause 

seasons 

500
Used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
500
Cumulus clouds usually mean this type of weather.
What is fair.
500
Sleet, hail and snow are forms of this.
What is precipitation?