PRECIPITATION
THE SEASONS
WEATHER TOOLS
ONLY FOR THE BRAVE!!
100

WHAT IS THE WATER CALLED THAT FALLS FROM THE CLOUDS AS RAIN,SNOW,OR ICE

PRECIPITATION

100

IN WHICH SEASON SHOULD YOU WEAR WARM COATS AND MITTENS? WHY?

WINTER,BECAUSE IT'S COLD

100

WHAT WEATHER INSTRUMENT IS USED TO MEASURE AIR PRESSURE IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENT?

BAROMETER

100

PRECIPITATION,CLOUDS COVER,WIND,AND TEMPERATURE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT KIND OF DATA?

WEATHER

200

WHICH TYPE OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIKE SOLID FROZEN ICE BALLS?

HAIL

200

WHICH SEASON HAS FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE?

WINTER

200

WHICH WEATHER INSTRUMENT IS AN BASIC GUIDE TO WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED?

WIND SOCK

200

THE ENERGY THAT DRIVES THE WATER CYCLE COMES FROM THE_______.

THE SUN

300

WHICH TYPE OF PRECIPITATION CAN FALL DURING ANY MONTH OF THE YEAR IN VIRGINIA?

RAIN

300

IN WHICH SEASON ARE TEMPERATURES WARM AND TREES GROW NEW LEAVES?

SPRING

300

WHICH WEATHER INSTRUMENT MEASURES HOW HOT OR COLD SOMETHING IS?

THERMOMETER

300

WHAT DETERMINES THE KIND OF PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS?

AIR TEMPERATURE

400

WHICH WINTER PRECIPITATION STAYS SOLID ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND?

SNOW

400

WHICH SEASON IS BEST DESCRIBED AS SUNNY AND HOT?

SUMMER

400

WHICH WEATHER INSTRUMENT SHOWS WIND DIRECTION?

WEATHER VANE

400

DOES A WEATHER VANE POINT IN THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING OR THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS COMING FROM?

THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS COMING FROM

500

WHICH TYPE OF PRECIPITATION STARTS FROZEN,THEN MELTS,AND THEN FREEZES AGAIN BEFORE IT HITS THE_________.

SLEET

500

WHICH SEASON HAS COOL TEMPERATURES AND COMES RIGHT BEFORE WINTER?

FALL OR AUTUMN

500

WHICH WEATHER INSTRUMENT MEASURES HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN?

RAIN GAUGE

500

WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN IF YOU OBSERVE DARK CLOUDS IN THE SKY IN SUMMER?

THUNDERSTORM/RAIN/HAIL