What kind of extreme weather is a funnel or column of wind?
Tornado
Who studies weather?
A meteorologist
What weather uses an EF rating?
Tornadoes
What is a flood like?
Heavy rain that pools up in an area.
What is this showing?
fog
What kind of extreme weather is this?
drought
What is weather?
Weather is what's happening in the sky and air around us on any given day. It can be hot or cold, sunny or cloudy, rainy or snowy, and even windy or stormy. Weather changes from day to day and can even change within the same day.
Where should you go if a natural disaster or extreme weather is happening nearby?
A shelter (a safe place)
What is a heat wave like?
Extremely hot and humid weather for days, usually 2 or more.
What is this showing?
Sandstorm
What kind of extreme weather is showing?
heat wave
What tool measures the direction of the wind?
weather vane or wind vane
What causes lightning bolts?
friction from + and - charges.
Usually very dry weather with strong winds.
Middle of a hurricane is called what?
the eye of the storm
Which extreme weather is measured in categories; they also have an "eye?"
Hurricane
What is the long-term average of the weather in a place. It's like the usual weather pattern you see over many years, not just one day or week.
climate
Someone who follows storms like tornadoes is called what?
A storm chaser.
What is a hurricane like? Describe.
Hurricanes is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, described as having strong winds and heavy rain, that forms over warm ocean waters and can move to land.
What is another word for tornado?
Twister
sometimes: whirlwind or cyclone
What do you call the sound a lightning storm makes?
thunder
What type of tool measures the temperature?
Thermometer
What is low visibility called during a blizzard?
A whiteout
What causes more damage, a hurricane or tornado?
While tornadoes can have higher wind speeds than hurricanes, hurricanes are generally considered more dangerous due to their larger size, longer duration, and wider range of destructive effects
What do you do when a tornado is nearby?
Go to the lowest floor of a place, building, or house.
Move away from windows.
Try to make sure you have an emergency kit.
Do not go outside until local authorities say it is safe.