Wild Weather
Giant tropical storms that form over warm ocean waters that produce heavy rainfall and super strong winds.
What are hurricanes?
The most common form of precipitation that happens in the spring season.
What is Rain?
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What is a thermometer?
A violent rotating column of air that can destroy buildings.
What is a tornado?
This form of precipitation covers about 23 percent of the Earth's surface.
What is snow?
Used to measure the air pressure around us.
What is a barometer?
A shaking of the earth's plates that happens near cracks in the earth's crust.
What are earthquakes?
A significant accumulation of this type of precipitation lasting several hours or more is called an ice storm.
What is Freezing Rain?
An instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking.
What is a Seismometer?
A violent, short-lived weather disturbance characterized by lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds.
What is a Thunderstorm?
A solid precipitation associated with thunderstorms that consists of irregular lumps or rounded balls of ice.
What is hail
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What is a rain gauge?