Precipitation
Something that falls from the sky as liquid.
Rain
This tool measures the temperature.
Thermometer
The water cycle begins when the ________ heats up water.
sun
This type of storm has thunder, lightning and rain.
The name for a scientist who studies the weather.
Meterologist
Something that falls from the sky when it is 32 degrees or lower
Snow
This tool measures the wind direction.
Wind vane
When water gets warm and rises up as water vapor.
Evaporation
This type of storm has very heavy snow, freezing temperatures, and high winds.
Blizzard
The layer of air around the Earth where weather happens
Atmosphere
Hail
This tool measures the speed of the wind.
Anemometer
When water vapor turns back into tiny drops of water.
Condensation
This type of storm is funnel shaped, has high winds, and usually forms over open, flat areas of land.
Tornado
What is is like outside at a particular time
Weather
This occurs as raindrops freeze or the freezing of melted snowflakes.
Sleet
This tool measures precipitation.
Rain gauge
When water falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
Precipitation
This type of storm forms over ocean water. It has heavy rain and wind.
Hurricanes
The average weather conditions in a particular area over a period of time
Climate
This is not a type of precipitation. It is the measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
Humidity
This tool measures air pressure.
Barometer
Water can runoff or seep back into the land as _________________.
groundwater
When an area gets not enough precipitation and the land becomes very dry
Drought
The weight of the air
Air pressure