Weather Basics
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
What is Weather
This tool measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
What is precipitation?
Moving air is called this.
What is wind?
The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
The layer of air that surrounds Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
This tool measures the amount of precipitation that falls.
What is a rain gauge?
This type of precipitation falls as small ice crystals.
What is snow?
A severe storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds.
What is a thunderstorm?
The climate zone around the North and South Poles.
What is the polar zone?
Weather can change from day to day, but this describes the usual weather of a place over many years.
What is climate?
This tool shows which direction the wind is coming from.
What is a weather vane?
This type of precipitation consists of balls or lumps of ice.
What is hail?
A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling wind that reaches the ground.
What is a tornado?
The climate zone near the equator that is warm much of the year.
What is the tropical zone?
A scientist who studies weather and helps make weather forecasts.
What is a meteorologist?
This tool measures wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
Name the four forms of precipitation you learned about.
What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail?
A strong storm with heavy snow and strong winds.
What is a blizzard?
The climate zone found between the polar and tropical zones.
What is the temperate zone?
True or False: Weather and climate mean exactly the same thing.
What is False?
If a meteorologist wants to know both the temperature and wind speed, which two tools could be used?
What are a thermometer and an anemometer?
Put these water-cycle processes in order: condensation, collection, evaporation, precipitation.
What is evaporation → condensation → precipitation → collection?
A storm with strong swirling winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
This means a change in weather patterns over many years.
What is climate change?