Weather
Climate
Temperature
Predicting Weather
Extreme Weather
100
What is water in the air that you cannot see?
water vapor
100
A _______ is a tool that measures wind speed.
A. Thermometer
B. Anemometer
anemometer
100
How warm or cold something is the __________.
temperature
100
Water that falls to ground in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet is called ____________________.
precipitation
100
When not enough rain falls for a long period of time is called.
drought
200
The blanket of air that surrounds Earth.
A. climate
B. atmosphere
C. outer space
atmosphere
200
A wind vane __________.
A. the direction of the wind
B. the speed of the wind
A. the direction of the wind
200
A ___________ is a tool that measures temperature.
thermometer
200
A ____________ is used to measure rainfall.
A. weather vane
B. cloud water catcher
C. rain gauge
rain gauge
200
A storm that forms over a tropical ocean and has strong winds.
hurricane
300
The __________ is the what the atmosphere is like at certain time and place on Earth.
weather
300
The __________ is an area's typical weather over a long period of time.
climate
300
A __________ is a set of equipment that measures temperature, precipitation, humidity, and other weather information.
weather station
300
A ____________ is a scientist that studies weather.
meteorologist
300
A _________ is long lasting snowstorm with a lot of snow.
blizzard
400
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Humidity
400
The _______ is an imaginary line mid way between the north and south poles.
equator
400
A thermometer shows the temperature in Fahrenheit and _________.
Celsius
400
Radar is used to find _____________.
A. objects that are invisible
B. objects that are far away
C. objects that are made of metal
B. objects that are far away
400
A ________ is a dangerous mass of spinning air.
tornado
500
___________ is when liquid rainfall changes to vapor.
evaporation
500
An area with a dry and cold climate would be called a ___________.
desert. (It does not have to be hot. There are deserts in Antarctica.)
500
Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius of _____ degrees Fahrenheit.
32
500
A ___________ is where an air mass meets another air mass.
front
500
A ________ is storm that forms when wind picks up large amounts of soil.
dust storm