Tornadoes
Tornadoes from what?
Thunderstorms
The measurement of how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
What tool is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
Before winds reach a speed of 74 mph, a Hurricane is called a ?
Tropical storm
A thunderstorm is a storm with _____ and _____
Thunder and Lightning
Tornadoes form in the ____ United States
Middle or Central
Rain, sleet, hail, snow, and freezing rain are all examples of what?
Precipitation
What tool is used to measure precipitation?
Rain gauge
What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane called?
The eye wall
The clouds during a thunderstorm produce very heavy _____.
Rain
Tornadoes can have wind speeds up to _____ mph
300 mph
How fast or slow the wind is moving
Wind speed
What tool is used to tell what direction the wind is blowing?
Weather vane
What is the safest part of a hurricane called?
The eye of the hurricane
A thunderstorm forms when ____ warm air and ____ cold air collide.
Rising warm air and sinking cold air
How are tornadoes classified?
By the amount of damage they cause
How much moisture is in the air
Humidity
What tool is used to measure humidity?
Hygrometer
What happens to a hurricane when it hits land?
They start to slow down or lose energy.
In a thundercloud small bits of ____ bump into each other.
Ice
Explain the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.
A watch means it could possibly happen. A warning is it will definitely happen.
How strong or weak the suns rays are
Uv index
What tool do we use to measure wind speed?
Anenmometer
How are hurricanes categorized?
They are categorized by wind speed
The color of the clouds during a thunderstorm are very _____
Dark