Tools
What instrument measures temperature?
What is a thermometer?
What type of cloud is fluffy and white, often seen on sunny days?
What are cumulus clouds?
What process turns liquid water into water vapor?
What is evaporation?
What kind of storm has rotating winds and forms over warm ocean water?
What is a hurricane?
What is a prediction about future weather?
What is a forecast?
Which tool is used to measure wind speed?
What is an anemometer?
What type of cloud looks like a blanket covering the sky?
What are stratus clouds?
What process changes water vapor back into liquid?
What is condensation?
What storm includes lightning, thunder, and often heavy rain?
What is a thunderstorm?
What type of front brings cooler temperatures and possible storms?
What is the name of the tool that measures atmospheric pressure?
What is a barometer?
What clouds are high in the atmosphere and look thin and wispy?
What are cirrus clouds?
What process occurs when water droplets become heavy and fall to Earth? What is the term for the layer of air that surrounds the earth?
What is precipitation?
What is a fast-spinning column of air that touches the ground and causes damage?
What is a tornado?
What happens when warm air rises and cools in the atmosphere?
What is clouds form?
What tool helps us see the direction the wind is coming from?
Weather Vane
What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
What part of the water cycle involves water flowing down the sides of mountains?
What is run off?
What type of precipitation forms when raindrops freeze as they fall?
What is sleet?
What air pressure means good weather?
High Pressure
Which device shows the amount of rainfall over a period?
What is a rain gauge?
What is the term for the different types of cloud formations?
What is cloud classification?
Vocabulary
What drives (powers) the entire water cycle?
What is the Sun?
What type of weather often happens when a cold front moves in quickly?
What is a storm?
What air pressure means bad weather?
What is low pressure?