Measurements
Types of Percipitation
Vocabulary
Natural Hazards
Extra
100

This is measured in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius 

What is temperature

100

This type of precipitation falls slowly and is white

What is snow

100

water that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail

What is precipitation

100
Severe weather or another natural event that can cause damage

What is a natural disaster

100

Something we can observe to be similar over and over again

What is a pattern
200

This is measured in millimeters and we talked about 4 types (rain, sleet, snow, hail)

What is precipitation

200

This precipitation starts as snow, but melts and is pushed back up; then freezes and is pushed back up until it falls as chunks of ice

what is hail

200

How hot or cold something is

what is temperature

200

This hazard can start forest fires and damage buildings

what is lightning

200

A way of organizing numbers that can help you see patterns (examples: Bar, Pie)

What is a graph
300

This tells us the temperature over a period of time from the lowest temperature to the highest temperature

What is a temperature range

300

The unit we measure precipitation in

what is millimeters

300

What is happening outside with the air and sky including precipitation, temperature, and wind

what is the weather

300

This hazard has high winds and lots of precipitation

What is a hurricane

300

Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

What is data

400
This tells us all of the precipitation for a month

What is the total precipitation

400

This part of the year has more rain than other parts of the year ( _______ season)

what is a wet season

400

The typical weather in a place over a long period of time

What is climate

400

This hazard has snow, cold winds, and low visibility

What is a blizzard

400
The people that can do anything if they work hard and keep trying

Who is (Point at yourself or the class)

I will also accept "Me"/"Us"/"The students at KWA"/etc.

500

This is a number that can help us summarize a group of numbers

What is the average

500
We use this tool to measure precipitation

what is a rain guage

500

A scientist who studies and predicts the weather

what is a meteorologist

500

This can be used to protect buildings from lightning

What is a lightning rod
500

This is the trick word of the day

What is "about"