Atmosphere
Weather Facts
Clouds
Water Cycle
Weather Tools
Severe Weather
It's About the Air
100
This is another name for air.
What is the atmosphere.
100
Name the four seasons.
What is winter, spring, summer, and fall.
100
What are clouds made of?
What is water and dust particles.
100
Name at least one part of the water cycle.
What is evaporation, condensation, or precipitation.
100
I am an anemometer and I measure this
What is wind speed.
100
Electrical charges in clouds produce this during thunderstorms.
What is lightening.
100
The push of air against its surroundings.
What is air pressure.
200
The atmosphere is made up of mostly these 2 gases.
What is oxygen and nitrogen.
200
The field of science that studies weather.
What is meteorology.
200
What type of cloud is wispy and feathery.
What is cirrus clouds.
200
Any form of water that falls from the sky is called
What is precipitation
200
I am used to measure the temperature of the air.
What is a thermometer
200
This has rain, thunder, and lightening.
What is a thunderstorm.
200
Low pressure brings this kind of weather
What is clouds and rain
300
Name at least one thing the atmosphere does.
Protects us from the Sun's UV rays; protects us from meteors; responsible for weather
300
Someone who is trained to study and predict the weather is called this.
What is a meteorologist.
300
What type of cloud appears as a blanket covering the sky.
What is stratus clouds.
300
Solid water that falls from the sky and reaches the ground is called
What is snow
300
I am a rain gauge and use to measure this
What is how much rain fell in a certain period of time.
300
This has warm air temperature, twisting column of air, and can produce hail and rain. It forms over land.
What is a tornado.
300
When warm air rises and does not press much on the earth's surface this type of pressure happens.
What is a low pressure area.
400
This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.
What is troposphere
400
When clouds become heavy or saturated it begins to
What is rain
400
What type of clouds are white and puffy?
What is cumulous clouds.
400
This process is where gases change to a liquid and happens when a gas is cooled down.
What is condensation
400
I am a barometer and used to measure this which is the weight of air that presses down on everything.
What is air pressure
400
This severe weather brings snow that last for at least 3 hours and high winds speeds greater than 35 miles per hour.
What is a blizzard
400
When cold air sinks and presses on the ground this type of pressure happens.
What is a high pressure area
500
Name the 5 layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
500
This describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.
What is climate.
500
Cumulonimbus clouds are a type of cumulous clouds that can produce this kind of weather.
What is hail, thunder, and lightening
500
This process is where liquids change to a gas or vapor and happens when a liquid is heated.
What is evaporation.
500
I am a hygrometer and I am used to measure how much water is in the air also known as this
What is humidity
500
This has an eye and is considered the most dangerous storm. It develops over the ocean.
What is a hurricane.
500
The type of weather you can expect with a high pressure area.
What is fairly stable and usually fair and happy weather.