Precipitation
Ice crystals that form when water vapor freezes in the air
What is snow?
What is a tornado?
This weather tool measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This happens when the sun heats the water and the water changes to a gas.
What is evaporation?
The measure of how hot or cold the air is.
What is temperature?
Water that falls in drops
What is rain?
A storm with rain, thunder and lightning
What is a thunderstorm?
This tool measures how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
When water vapor changes into tiny drops of water and the tiny drops come together to form clouds.
What is condensation?
How the outside air feels and looks
What is the weather?
Small balls or pieces of ice
What is hail?
A storm with strong winds, heavy rains and a calm center called an "eye".
What is a hurricane?
This tool shows which direction the wind is blowing.
What is a weather vane or a wind vane?
When water drops become heavy and fall as rain, snow or sleet and then flows into streams, lakes, and oceans.
What is precipitation?
A person who studies the weather.
What is a meterologist?
Frozen rain drops
What is sleet?
A storm with heavy snow and strong winds.
What is a blizzard?
This tool tells how much rain or snow has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
This is when water collects in puddles, ponds, rivers, lakes and oceans then the cycle begins again.
What is collection or accumulation?
The breaking down of large rocks over a long period of time.
What is weathering?