Winter
Small chunks of ice that fall from the clouds are often irregularly shaped. What are they called?
Hailstones
Can you name a place in America that experiences extreme weather conditions? (2 answers)
Tampa, Florida
Wildfires sometimes create tornadoes made of fire called ?
fire whirls
What is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Depending on their strength, winds can be known as a ? ( 4 answers)
breeze, gale, storm or hurricane
Some animals (_______) during this season.
Some animals (hibernate) during this season.
Can you name some extreme weather conditions? (5 answers )
Tornado, hurricane, blizzard, dust storm and flood.
A cyclone forms over (_____), while a tornado forms over (_____).
A cyclone forms over (water), while a tornado forms over (land).
(_____) wiggle up from underground when a flood is coming.
Worm
The clouds (_____) the light of the sun, light is a composition of seven (_____) that add up to make white.
The clouds (reflect) the light of the sun, light is a composition of seven (colors) that add up to make white.
Snowflakes have how many sides?
Snowflakes have six sides.
What happens first during a thunderstorm, thunder or lightning?
Lightning
What do we call tornadoes that can run over water? (Can be one answer)
Water tornadoes OR water sprouts
Which insects chirps can you count to tell the temperature?
A cricket
Short bursts of wind moving at high speeds are known as ?
gusts
The North Pole is (______) than the South Pole.
Warmer
(The South Pole is a lot colder than the North Pole.)
Sandstorms can swallow up entire (_____).
Sandstorms can swallow up entire (cities).
A tornado is a (_____), (______) funnel of high-speed wind. A cyclone is a (_____) and powerful (_____).
A tornado is a (violent), (twisted) funnel of high-speed wind. A cyclone is a huge(or big or gigantic) and powerful (storm).
Earth spins on its (____) and revolves around the (____) orbit, this revolution and rotation causes different seasons.
Earth spins on its (axis) and revolves around the (sun) orbit, this revolution and rotation causes different seasons.
How is wind speed measured? (It's a tool or also known as an instrument)
An instrument known as an anemometer.
Frostbite occurs when the temperature drops to below (______) point. (not a number)
Freezing or frozen or cold
Where in the world is recorded as the windiest place? (It's a continent)
Antarctica
What's the name of the most dangerous rotating air phenomenon?
Tornadoes
What is the leading cause of climate change?
Greenhouse gas emissions
The amount of water vapor in the air tells us what measurement of a place?
Humidity