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Weather Words 1
Weather Tools
Weather Words 2
Weather Events
Weather Words 3
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A measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is TEMPERATURE?
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A tool used to measure temperature.
What is THERMOMETER?
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Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds for several hours.
What is RAIN?
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A storm that always has lightning and thunder, often accompanied by rain, hail, and high winds.
What is a THUNDERSTORM?
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The mixture of gases that form the atmosphere of the Earth.
What is a AIR?
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A severe snow storm.
What is a BLIZZARD?
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A tool used to measure rainfall.
What is a RAIN GAUGE?
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The amount of water vapor in the air.
What is HUMIDITY?
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It begins as a funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that drop down from a severe thunderstorm. Characterized by spinning winds, up to 300 miles per hour, which can lift houses into the air and rip trees from the ground.
What is a TORNADO?
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A visible collection of tiny water droplets floating in the air above the surface of the Earth.
What are CLOUDS?
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A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
What is FOG?
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An electronic instrument that meteorologists use to see rain or snow.
What is RADAR?
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The condition of the air at a particular time and place. How the air moves, and describes anything it might be carrying such as rain, snow, or clouds. Thunder, lightning, rainbows, haze and other special events are all part of this.
What is WEATHER?
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It results from days of heavy rain and/or melting snows, when rivers rise and go over their banks.
What is a FLOOD?
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An enormous and very hot spark of electricity produced by thunderstorms.
What is LIGHTNING?
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Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
What is SNOW?
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A weather tool that measures air pressure.
What is BAROMETER?
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The weight of air pressing down on earth.
What is AIR PRESSURE?
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An intense storm with swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour. Usually 1,000-5,000 times larger than tornadoes.
What is a HURRICANE?
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A layer of gases surrounding a planet. Divided into five layers.
What is the ATMOSPHERE?
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General name for water in any form falling from clouds. This includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and sleet.
What is PRECIPITATION?
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A weather tool that measures wind speed.
What is ANEMOMETER?
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A scientist who studies and predicts the weather.
What is a METEOROLOGIST?
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A strong wind which carries sand through the air. Usually occurs in desert regions, often among sand dunes.
What is a SAND STORM?
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Caused by the reflection and refraction (bending) of sunlight passing through raindrops. They are one of the most common but most spectacular sky displays.
What is a RAINBOW?