Hazards
Flooding
Seasons
Meteorologists
100
How do you stay safe during a tornado?
-Get inside
-Go to basement
-Stay away from windows, water, electrical equipment
100
True or false
Lightning rods are one way to reduce the damage cause by flooding.
False
100
True or False
Summer temperatures in Florida are much warmer than summer temperatures in Illinois.
True
100
A _______________ measures wind direction.
Wind Vane
200
Name 2 types of hazardous weather.
-Tornado
-Hurricane
-Thunderstorm
200
What is a tool used to stop or slow water from a flooding area?
Levee
200
What are the 4 seasons?
-Winter
-Spring
-Summer
-Fall
200
What tool is used to measure rainfall?
Rain Gauge
300
Why is lightning dangerous?
-It can cause fires
It shocks
-Can hurt or kill people
300
A ______________ is a severe tropical storm that forms over the ocean and has strong winds.
Hurricane
300
True or False
Different states have different climates.
True
300
Scientists record ___________ of weather to predict what weather might be like in the future.
Patterns
400
A _____________ is a spinning column of air with extremely strong winds.
Tornado
400
Two ways of reducing flooding are building ____________ and _____________.
Levees
Dams
400
Using the graph below, what season has the highest temperature?
Summer
400
A _______________ measures air pressure.
Barometer
500
______________ is the most dangerous part of a hurricane.
Flooding
500
Which city is recorded to have received the greatest amount of rainfall in the chart below?
Paris
500
What relationship do you notice between time temperature from the graph below?
As the time gets later the temperature drops.
500
Scientists measure _____________ to find out how hot or cold the air is.
Temperature