Weather Basics
This is the condition of the air around us at a certain time and place.
What is weather?
This climate is very cold and covered in ice or snow most of the year.
What is polar?
This tool is used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This storm has strong winds and forms over warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
Weather happens over a short time. True or False?
What is true?
These fluffy, white clouds are often a sign of good weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
This warm and wet climate has a lot of rain and tall trees.
What is tropical?
This tool tells us how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches the ground is called this.
What is a tornado?
Climate is the average weather over this long period.
What is 30 years?
This happens when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
This dry climate has very little rain and is often sandy.
What is a desert?
This tool measures how much rain has fallen.
What is a rain gauge?
This type of storm includes thunder, lightning, and sometimes heavy rain.
What is a thunderstorm?
A rainy day is an example of this.
What is weather?
The invisible gas that moves and makes us feel cooler on a hot day.
What is wind?
The area where we live has all four seasons. What type of climate is it?
What is temperate?
This tool shows the direction the wind is blowing.
What is a wind vane? (or weather vane)
This extreme weather happens when it doesn’t rain for a long time.
What is a drought?
A desert having very little rain every year is an example of this.
What is climate?
This happens when water from lakes, rivers, and oceans turns into a gas and goes into the air.
What is evaporation?
This climate has warm summers, cold winters, and moderate rainfall.
What is continental?
Scientists use this to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
This happens when rivers or lakes overflow and cover nearby land.
What is a flood?
The difference between weather and climate is mainly about this.
What is time?