Precipitation
Frozen ice crystals that fall to the ground in flakes
What is Snow?
Measures the temperature of the air
What is a Thermometer?
A storm with strong winds that forms over the ocean
What is a Hurricane?
When water on earth is heated by the sun, it goes into the air. This is called -
What is Evaporation?
How hot or cold the air is
What is Temperature?
Water droplets that fall from the clouds
What is Rain?
Measures the amount of rainfall
What is a Rain Gauge?
A storm with rain, thunder, and lightning
What is a Thunderstorm?
When water vapor in the air cools, it turns back into a liquid and forms a cloud. This is called -
What is Condensation?
What the air outside is like
What is Weather?
Tiny frozen ice pellets that bounce when they hit the ground
What is Sleet?
Measures wind direction
What is a Weather Vane (also known as a Wind Vane)?
A storm with heavy snow and very cold temperatures
What is a Blizzard?
When clouds cannot hold any more water, it falls to the ground. This is called -
What is Precipitation?
This causes our different types of weather
What is the Sun?
Larger balls of ice that may fall during a thunderstorm
What is Hail?
Measures wind speed
What is an Anemometer?
A spinning column of wind that moves over the land
What is a Tornado?
These clouds are fair-weather clouds
What are Cumulus Clouds?
Moving air
What is wind?
Water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is Precipitation?
Measures how strong the wind is blowing
What is a Wind Sock?
1. Too much precipitation causes a -
2. Too little precipitation causes a -
1. What is a Flood?
2. What is a Drought?
Cumulonimbus clouds are storm clouds. They are sometimes called -
What are Thunderheads?
Who studies and tells us about the weather?
What is a Meteorologist?