Weather

Weather Vocabulary

100

The state of the air at a certain time and place

What is weather?

200

Scientists who study weather

Who are meteorologists?

300

Instrument that shows wind direction

What is a wind vane?

400

Measures wind speed

What is an anemometer?

500

The weather of a place over a long time

What is climate?

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?