Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather Facts
Stormy Weather
Tornado Safety
100

Is most of the earth covered in land or water?

Water

100

Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow can fall from them.

Stratus clouds

100

High pressure systems bring clear skies. True or false.

True

100

What kind of storm happens most often?

Thunderstorm

100
Where you should go during a tornado if you are in a house
What is the basement?
200

Name three kinds of precipitation.

Rain, snow, hail

200

White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds

Cumulus clouds

200

A polar climate has warm summers and cold winters. True or false

False
200

Storm with high winds and large amounts of snowfall.

Blizzard

200

Where should you go in a house if there is no basement or underground shelter?

The bathroom, in the bathtub or shower.

300

Amount of water vapor in the air is called____.

Humidity

300

Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky.

Cirrus clouds

300

What is the tool that shows the temperature?

Thermometer

300
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
300

What you should do if you’re in a car during a tornado

What is pull over and get out of the vehicle?

400

The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor

Evaporation

400

Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface

Fog

400

Do we live in a tropical climate, a temperate climate, or a polar climate?

Temperate
400

Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall

Flood

400

What months do most tornadoes happen?

April, May, June

500

The process of water vapor turning into water droplets

Condensation

500

Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds

Cumulonimbus clouds

500
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
500

Scientist who studies the weather

Climatologist

500

What you should do if you're at school during a tornado.

Go to the tornado safe area, sit down, and cover your head.