Weather Events
Clouds
Weather Tools
Mixed Bag
Vocabulary
100
The four types of precipitation are
What is rain, snow, sleet and hail
100
cirrus clouds are
What are feathery clouds, associated with fair weather but they mean rain or snowfall will come.
100
The tool that measures temperature is called a
What is a thermometer
100
The smallest planet in our solar system is
What is mercury
100
Weather is
What is the day to day weather in an area
200
Hurricanes are
tropical storms with strong winds
200
stratus clouds are
What are grey, smooth clouds that mean light rain will occur
200
Air pressure is measured by a
What is a barometer
200
The male reproductive part on a plant is the
What is the stamen
200
Thermal energy is
What is energy from the sun that impacts weather conditions
300
Low pressure means
cloudy weather with strong winds
300
Cumulus clouds are
What are fluffy and white with flat bottoms.
300
A rain gauge is
What is a tool used to measure rainfall
300
Ocean currents are caused by
What are wind patterns
300
Climate is
What is the weather in an area over a extended period of time
400
A rotating funnel cloud that forms from thunderstorms is a
What is a tornado
(Bonus points! where do most tornadoes occur?)
400
Cumulonimbus clouds are
What are clouds that may produce thunderstorms
400
a hydrometer measures
What is humidity
400
Kinetic energy is
What is energy in motion
400
The atmosphere is
What creates weather
500
Lightning contains
Static electricity
500
cumulus clouds sometimes turn into
what are cumulonimbus clouds
500
An anemometer is
what is a tool to measure wind speed
500
Light travels in
What are transverse waves
500
A meteorologist is a person who
What is a person who uses weather instruments and data to predict the weather