clouds
What type of cloud looks fluffy like cotton?
Cumulus
What tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
What spinning storm forms over warm ocean water?
Hurricane
What is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place?
Weather
What do we call the gradual increase in Earth’s temperature?
Global Warming
What type of cloud brings rain and is gray and flat?
Stratus
What tool tells us how fast the wind is blowing?
Anemometer)
What storm brings loud thunder and flashes of lightning?
Thunderstorm
What word means the usual weather in a place over a long time?
Climate
What gas is released when we burn fossil fuels like coal and gas?
Carbon dioxide
What type of cloud is high in the sky and thin and wispy?
Cirrus
What tool measures air pressure?
Barometer
What is a funnel-shaped storm that touches the ground?
Tornado
What is a person who predicts the weather called?
Meteorologist
What layer of gases keeps the Earth warm, like a blanket?
The Atmosphere
What are tall, dark storm clouds called?
Cumulonimbus
What tool do we use to measure rainfall?
Rain gauge
What type of extreme weather is caused by too little rain for a long time?
Drought
What word means water droplets falling from the sky?
Precipitation
What human activity releases the most greenhouse gases?
Burning fossil fuels
Which clouds usually form in layers and cover the whole sky?
Stratus
What tool shows the direction the wind is coming from?
Wind vane or weather vane
What storm drops balls of ice from the sky?
Hailstorm
What is the name for moisture turning into gas?
Evaporation
What happens to sea levels when the Earth gets warmer, and why?
Sea levels rise because glaciers and ice sheets melt, adding more water to the oceans.