Temperature
In the Sky
Tools
Extreme Weather
Water
100

This is a tool to measure the temperature

Thermometer

100

What do we call the weather on a day with no clouds

Sunny

100

This tool measures wind speed

Wind Gauge

100

When water covers the ground very quickly and doesn't go away

Flood

100

Water that falls from the sky

Rain

200

This is the temperature that water freezes at

0 Degrees C
32 Degrees F

200

What do we call the weather on a day when we can't see the sun, but we stay dry?

Cloudy

200

This tool measures total rainfall

Rain Gauge

200

When heavy snow has strong winds

Blizzard

200

Water that crystalizes before slowly falling to the ground. Is usually soft but can stack and become heavy.

Snow

300

Hot air moves what direction?

Up

300

What do we call the weather when water falls from the sky?

Rainy

300

This tool measures how much water is in the air

Hygrometer

300

The name for a very large storm that spins, has strong wind and rain, and starts over the Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane

300

A word that means water turning into water vapor and floating into the air

Evaporation

400

What should we wear if the temperature is hot?

Shorts, T-shirt, Sunglasses

400

What do we call the weather when a cloud is close to the ground, making it hard to see?

Foggy

400

This tool measures how much air pressure there is (hint: it's measured in "bar")

Barometer

400

The name for a hurricane that starts over the Pacific Ocean

Typhoon

400

A word that means how much water is in the air,
how wet or dry the air is

Humidity

500

What happens when hot air meets cold air?

Wind

500

What do we call the weather when balls of ice fall from the sky on a warm day?

Hail

500

This tool shows the direction the wind is coming from

Weather vane / wind sock / wind vane

500

A powerful storm of winds spinning in a funnel shape, usually happens over land.

Tornado / Twister

500

What we call a tornado over a body of water that pulls water into the air

water spout