Weather

Clouds

100

Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them

What are stratus clouds?

200

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

What are cumulus clouds?

300

Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way

What are cirrus clouds?

400

Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface

What is fog?

500

Clouds are made of tiny water __________ that float in the air and group together

droplets

Weather Vocabulary

100

A heavy snowstorm with wind

blizzard

200

pellets of frozen rain

Hail

300

person who reports the weather

weatherman

400

A light wind is called...

a breeze

500

A light snowfall that barely covers the ground

Flurry

Stormy Weather

100

Most common type of storm

What is a thunderstorm?

200

Spinning cloud with a funnel shape

What is a tornado?

300

Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water

What is a hurricane?

400

Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall

What is a flood?

500

Another name for a hurricane

What is a typhoon?

Trivia

100

What goes up when the rain comes down?

umbrella

200

What bow can't be tied?

rainbow

300

What falls and never gets up?

snow

400

What did the cloud say to the lightning bolt?

You're shocking!

500

What does the cloud wear under its clothes?

Thunderwear