Weather/Climate
It was raining this morning before school, but when I left school it was sunny. Is this an example of weather or climate?
Weather
Name 2 of the 4 types of precipitation.
The most common type of storm brings strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightening.
Thunderstorm
This tool measures rain fall.
Rain Gauge
TRUE OR FALSE: Virginia's climate is relatively mild.
TRUE
These types of clouds bring happy or fair weather.
Cumulus and Cirrus
Which is more severe: thunderstorms or hurricanes
Wind Vane
A large surge of electricity.
Lightning
Measured over a long period of time.
Climate
A cloud that has a flat bottom and a puffy top, sometimes looks like a cotton ball.
Cumulus
Name another type of severe storm or natural disaster we didn't learn about.
Tsunami, flood, drought, blizzard, dust storm, mud slide, etc.
What is the freezing point of water?
BONUS: What tool measures this? (extra 100 points)
32 degrees Fahrenheit, 0 degrees Celsius
What is a synonym for Meteorologist?
weatherman/woman or weather forecaster
_________ is what we can see and feel.
Weather
What is a cloud that is extremely low to the ground and sometimes makes our early morning/late night travel difficult?
Fog
This is the largest storm on earth. It forms over the warm waters of the Atlantic ocean and grow to have destructive winds with high speeds.
BONUS: Can these storms affect us in Virginia? (extra 200 points)
Hurricanes
BONUS: YES, hurricanes can affect us in Virginia as they move inland.
TRUE OR FALSE: The barometer measures wind direction
FALSE: The Barometer measures air pressure
Water from the ocean, lakes and rivers heats up and turns into water vapor. It goes into the air towards the clouds. What part of the water cycle is this?
Evaporation
What would the climate be in the arctic?
Extremely cold, snowy most of the time, icy, ect.
This cloud is tall, big, dark, and gray. This cloud brings thunderstorms!
BONUS: What is the other type of cloud that brings foul or sad weather? (extra 200 points)
Cumulonimbus
BONUS: Stratus
Describe a tornado.
Flexible answers: Funnel cloud, strong winds, destructive, form without warning
This weather tool measures wind speed.
Anemometer
Atmosphere