Weather

precipitation

100

water that falls from the Earth from clouds

What is precipitation

200

chunks of ice that fall from the sky

What is hail

300

water droplets that fall from clouds

What is rain

400

a mixture of snow and rain

What is sleet

500

water vapor that turns to ice and usually falls to the ground in flakes

What is snow

severe weather

100

a violent windstorm followed by a funnel cloud

What is tornado

200

a snowstorm that last for more than 3 hours

What is blizzard

300

results from days of heavy rain when rivers rise and overflow their banks

What is floods

400

occurs when an area has less then normal precipitation

What is drought

500

a huge rotating storm that has strong winds, heavy rains, and large waves

What is hurricane

weather tools

100

measures the temperature of the air

What is thermometer

200

measures the direction the wind is blowing

What is wind vane or weather vane

300

measures air pressure

What is a barometer

400

measures the wind speed

What is anemometer

500

measures the amount of rain that falls

rain gauge

weather vocabulary

100

describes how hot or cold something is

What is temperature

200

moving air

What is wind

300

water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

What is precipitation

400

temperature measured with

What is a thermometer

500

where a warm and cold air mass meet

what is a stationary front

Severe weather saftey

100

during which storm should we go to a room with no windows

What is tornado

200

during what storm should we board our windows

What is hurricane

300

during which severe weather should we save water

What is drought

400

during which storm should we stay warm, have plenty of food, and not drive?

What is blizzard

500

what is a way to stay protected from a dust storm

mask, stay inside