Types of Weather
Weather Facts
Telling the Weather
Types of Climate
Random
100
name 4 types of weather that could occur in our local area.
sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy, rainy, snowy, windy
100

Name 2 resources you could use to check the weather.

Phone apps, TV forecast, ask your parents/friends, look out the window

100
Name an example of an area that has a type of climate that is always cold and frozen?
the arctic
100

What causes lightning?

Clouds charged with electricity

200
What are 2 types of precipitation?
rain, snow, sleet, or hail
200
Name an example of an area with a type of climate that is hot and dry.
the desert
200

What are clouds made of?

Water (condensation), dust particles

300

What are two examples of extreme weather?

tornado, tsunami, hurricane, hailstorm, thunderstorm

300
Which continent has the coldest temperatures ever recorded in history?
Antarctica
300

Look at the weather outside and provide a 30-second forecast for the afternoon.

StudentĀ“s answers

300
Name an example of an area where the type of climate is always rainy and warm?
the rainforest
300

What happens when a cloud is saturated?

It rains

400

What type of climate would you guess the continent of Africa would have since it is located near the equator?

tropical weather

400

What is a monsoon?

a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by changes in precipitation (dry/rainy seasons)

500
Humidity refers to the amount of _________ in the air.
water
500

How does proximity to the Equator affect day length?

The further - the longer days in the summer and the longer nights in the winter

500

Describe climate change, and give an example.

It is a significant change in weather and climate in a certain place over long periods of time (decades), e.g., global warming.