Clouds and Weather
What is a hurricane?
A storm that forms over water with an eye that causes heavy wind and rain
This has heavy winds, snow and can damage homes and cars
Blizzard
I measure the direction of wind
wind vane
This type of climate is found in Ohio. Mostly hot summers and cold winters.
Continental
Tornadoes are measured by this scale
The Fujita Scale
Name 4 types of clouds
cumulus, stratus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus
This has rain thunder and lightening
thunderstorm
If you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air, use me.
A thermometer
This type of climate is close to the equator
Tropical
This is the name of a tornado when it's over a large mass of water?
Waterspout
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery?
Cirrus Cloud
You should take cover in a ditch or basement for this type of storm
A Tornado
You feel this when there is moisture in the air and it is very hot.
Humidity
This climate is always cold
polar
What is the largest scale that tornadoes can reach?
F-5 Meaning the largest on scale.
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky and lets you know rain is coming?
Stratus Cloud
an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
Flood
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it.
A rain gauge
Not much rain occurs in this climate
Dry or Arid
You will see this form before the tornado touches the ground?
Funnel Cloud.
These are the four types of precipitation
Snow, rain, hail, and sleet
Ice storm
I am a scientist that predicts the forecast
A meteorologist
This climate is found in the Mediterranean where there is mild winters
Temperate
This is the common nickname for the middle part of the United States that is constantly struck by tornadoes?
Tornado Alley.