Tools
Measures air pressure
barometer
The clouds today in San Francisco are smooth and gray, and cover the whole sky. It is drizzling outside. What type of clouds are in the sky?
stratus
hurricane
Who forecasts the weather?
meteorologists
The hottest desert in the world is the Sahara desert in Africa. The average temperature is around 86°F. What was the hottest temperature ever recorded?
a. 136.4°F
b. 127.8°F
c. 184.2°F
a. 136.4°F
Measures temperature
thermometer
Today is a beautiful day at Grand Canyon. There are fluffy, cotton ball looking clouds in the sky. What type of clouds are these?
Cumulus
It is a hot, humid day. Thunder is rumbling and lightning is lighting up the sky. Heavy rain fell from 4-5pm.
thunderstorm
Average weather data over at least 30 years determine's a regions.....
climate
Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world. Where is it located?
a. Greece
b. Bermuda
c. Hawaii
c. Hawaii
Which tool measures wind speed?
anemometer
The forecast is calling for thunderstorms today. Take a rain coat! Cumulonimbus clouds are in the sky. What do they look lik? Fluffy clouds with dark bottoms.
Fluffy with dark bottoms
The wind has changed direction and the air is rotating.
tornado
True or False: About 2,000 thunderstorms rain down on Earth every minute.
True!
What is the hottest planet in the solar system, with temperatures of over 450 degrees Celcius.
a. Jupiter
b. Venus
c. Pluto
b. Venus
How can I measure the amount of rain we got last night?
It's January and we're supposed to get snow! What tpye of clouds are in the sky and what do they look like?
Cirrus; feathery
A hurricane like storm that forms in the Northwest Pacific.
typhoon
Which storm caused caused 900 captive pythons to escape in Florida.
a hurricane
You can tell the temperature by counting this animal's chirps!
a. bird
b. coyote
c. cricket
c. cricket
To get a rough estimate of the temperature, count the number of chirps in 15 seconds.
The number you get will be an approximation of the outside temperature!