It falls from the sky!
The name for water, in any form, falling from clouds.
Precipitation
A strong wind that rotates violently and touches from the clouds to the ground.
Tornado
Measured in Categories measured from 1-5.
Hurricane
This tool is used to measure temperature.
Thermometer
This is the line where tectonic plates meet.
Fault
Hard pieces of ice that fall from the clouds.
Hail
A storm that starts in the ocean during warm weather, it also is given a name.
Hurricane
This is measured by dormant, active, and extinct.
Volcanoes
This is used to measure which direction the wind is blowing
Wind Vane
The average weather conditions over a period of time.
Climate
A mixture of snow and rain.
Sleet
The collision of tectonic plates that shakes the Earth.
Earthquake
This storm is measured form 0-5 on the Fujita scale.
Tornadoes
This is used to measure the speed that wind blows.
Anemometer
The presence of water in the air.
Humidity
This measures how much precipitation has fallen.
Rain Gauge
This storm involves a lot of snow and high winds and can make "white out" conditions.
Blizzard
This scale goes from 0-9 and measures how badly the Earth shakes.
The Richter Scale
This measures changes in air pressure.
Barometer
The center of an Earthquake.
Epicenter
Precipitation that falls when it is cold outside.
Snow
A large wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanoes. The aftermath can lead to a flood.
Tsunami
These people follow storms to collect data, pictures, and report on them.
Storm Chasers
This kind of scientist uses tools to measure weather.
Meteorologist
The center of a hurricane where the storm is the lightest.
The eye.