Weather/Climate
The conditions in the air outside.
What is weather?
The instrument that measures air temperature
What is a thermometer?
Weather maps are used for this.
What is to predict weather?
The season that is usually hot.
What is summer?
Severe tropical storms that form over oceans.
What are hurricanes?
Water, such as rain or snow, that falls from the clouds.
What is precipitation?
The instrument that measure rainfall.
What is rain gauge?
A cold front brings this.
What is colder weather?
The season that is usually cold.
What is winter?
An overflow of water that covers land that is usually dry.
What is a flood?
Scientist measure changes in weather to ____.
What is predict weather?
The instrument that show from which direction the wind is blowing.
What is wind vane?
A place where two very large air masses meet.
What is a front?
The four seasons are ____.
What are winter, spring, summer, and fall?
The best way to protect yourself from lightning is to ____.
What is stay indoors?
The general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
The instrument that measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
A line of blue triangles on a weather map.
What is a cold front?
The season before spring.
What is winter?
Many structures are protected from lightning by ___.
What are lightning rods?
Day to day, hour to hour, season to season, weather is always ____________.
What is changing?
Wind speed is measured with which instrument.
What is anemometer?
A line of red half circles on a weather map.
What is a warm front?
A pattern of weather changes throughout a year.
What are seasons?
An earthen wall that slows water to an area.
What is a levee?