Weather Tools
A tool used to collect and measure precipitation
What is a rain gauge?
Water droplets
What is rain?
During this season you would most likely wear a hat and warm gloves.
What is winter?
This severe storm causes snowdrifts and whiteouts with high wind speeds.
What is a blizzard?
This severe weather event is caused by too much precipitation.
A tool used to measure the direction the wind is coming from
What is a wind vane?
Frozen ice crystals
What is snow?
During this season, leaves change colors and fall from trees.
What is fall?
This storm mostly happens during the summer. The lightning is the most dangerous part.
What is a thunderstorm?
True or False - tornadoes usually form over the water.
False.
What is a meteorologist?
Frozen pellets of ice; frozen rain
During this season, we get thunderstorms.
What is summer?
During this severe weather event, crops can die as the soil drys out from a lack of water.
What is a drought?
False
This instrument measures how fast the wind is blowing.
What is an anemometer?
Balls of ice that fall during a thunderstorm
What is hail?
During this season, trees begin to form new buds.
What is spring?
This severe weather event happens during thunderstorms. It is a funnel cloud with high wind-speeds that can damage property.
What is a tornado?
True or False - a meterologist predicts and studies weather.
True.
This tool could tell you the temperature is 57 degrees.
What is a thermometer?
Why does precipitation fall from clouds?
During this season, you would be able to put on a warm coat and build a snowman.
What is winter?
This is the largest storm on Earth. It forms over warm ocean water and brings heavy rains and high winds.
What is a hurricane?
This word means a prediction of what the weather will be like in the future.
What is forecast?