Vocabulary
What is the weather in Richmond today?
Look outside.
What tool measures temperature?
thermometer
What weather event happens when not enough rain falls?
a drought
Which type of clouds are thin and wispy, and appear during good weather?
Cirrus
What is usually the climate in Richmond in July?
Hot and humid
What tool measures how much precipitation has fallen?
Rain gauge
What weather event could happen if there is a decrease in air pressure and cumulonimbus clouds are forming?
Thunderstorms
Which type of clouds are low and flat, and cover most of the sky?
Stratus
Give 2 examples of precipitation.
Rain, snow. sleet, hail
What tool measures air pressure?
barometer
What weather event forms over warm water but gets weaker when it goes over land?
Hurricane
Which type of clouds are big, white, and fluffy?
Cumulus
What word refers to what is happening outside on a single day?
Weather
What tool measures wind speed?
anemometer
What weather event has a funnel shaped cloud and follows a path on land?
tornado
Which type of clouds are very big and tall?
Cumulonimbus
What word refers to what is happening outside over a long period of time?
Climate
What tool measures wind direction?
wind vane
What weather event is caused by a large amount of snow falling in a short period of time?
blizzard
Which two types of clouds may cause it to rain?
Stratus and Cumulonimbus