Clouds
Severe Weather
Weather Tools
Vocab Terms
100

What are clouds made of?

water vapor

100

Where does a hurricane form?

over water

100

What tool measures rainfall?

rain gauge

100

Who predicts the weather?

meteorologist 

200

What type of weather does a cumulonimbus cloud produce?

thunderstorms

200

What is it called when there is too much rainfall?

flood

200

What is used to measure temperature?

thermometer

200

The average weather in a place

climate

300

How many main categories of clouds are there?

4

300

Which is stronger, a hurricane or tornado?

tornado

300
What does a wind vane do?

measure wind direction


300

What is the movement of water called?

the water cycle


400

What stage of the water cycle makes the clouds?

condensation

400

This happens when a huge wave creates a ripple effect

tsunami 

400

What weather tool measures wind speed?

anemometer

400

What is water in a form of gas?

water vapor

500

What type of clouds makes fog?

stratus cloud

500

A tornado is a spinning storm of what?

air

500

What is temperature?

how hot or cold something is


500

What is the space around the earth called

atmosphere