Weather or Climate
Severe Weather
Air Masses
Weather Tools
Water Cycle
Precipitation
200
I am something that can change day to day outside.
What is weather?
200
The name of a scientist who studies weather
What is a meteorologist?
200
This climate is always cold and there is a type of bear named after it.
What is Polar?
200
Curious about how much rain fell in a certain period of time? Use me to measure it.
Rain gauge
200
The main energy source for the water cycle
What is the sun?
200
Can be considered a type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see
What is fog?
400
Check this to help decide what you are going to where today.
Sun 107°F 99°C Mon 120°F 104°C Tue 89°F 09°C
What is a weather forecast?
400
This has rain, thunder and lightning.
What is a thunderstorm?
400
This type of climate is close to the equator. It starts with the letter "T"
What is Trpoical?
400
You feel this when it is hot and there is moisture in the air
Humidity
400
The movement of water from clouds to Earth's surface
What is Precipitation?
400
Torrential rain is rain that is considered especially heavy and usually occurs during what types of weather
What is a storm?
600
What the weather is like in a specific area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
600
This can flood and damage homes due to strong winds and rain usually starting in the ocean and moving towards coastline cities.
Hurricane or cyclone
600
The air mass in North America we would expect to be warm and humid
Maritime Tropical
600
If you have a fever or to measure the temperature of the air or water, use me.
Thermometer
600
Where water leads back to a larger body of water, typically from higher elevation to lower elevation.
What is runn-off?
600
When electricity builds up in the clouds and then discharges on the ground.
What is lightning?
800
Most of Somalia and much of other African countries are this type of climate.
What is a Dessert or arid?
800
A high pressure center with surrounding low pressure zones, resulting in clear skies
What is an anticyclone?
800
The air mass in North America we would expect to be cold and dry
Continental Polar
800
The tool used to measure relative humidity
What is a Psychrometer?
800
The secondary force that help move water through the water cycle
What is gravity?
800
Snow that begins to melt as it reaches the ground, but doesn't melt completely
What is sleet?
1000
In Canada, the weather is coldest in this season.
What is winter?
1000
Heavy rain, snow or thunderstorms may occur when this front is passing through an area
What is a cold front?
1000
When two air masses meet
What is a front?
1000
I measure the direction of wind.
What is a weather(wind) vane?
1000
The process by which plants absorb water and release it to the atmosphere from their leaves in the form of water vapor.
What is Transpiration?
1000
When rain falls and freezes on the ground immediately.
What is freezing rain?