Weather Terms
What tool measures air temperature?
What is a thermometer?
What do we call water that falls from the sky when it rains?
What is rain?
When we see many days of rain in a row, we call it a ___ spell.
What is rainy?
This weather condition is often seen in the morning and makes it hard to see far away
What is the big, bright star that gives us light and warmth?
What is the sun?
What instrument measures air pressure?
What is a barometer?
This type of weather happens when the sun is shining and there are no clouds in the sky.
What is sunny?
The season when leaves change color and the weather gets cooler.
What is fall?
When the temperature is very high, we say the weather is ___.
What is hot?
What do you wear on your face to protect your eyes from the sun?
What are sunglasses?
What is the term for the amount of moisture in the air?
What is humidity?
This type of weather includes strong winds, thunder, and lightning.
What is a thunderstorm?
When it is very cold and snowy for many weeks, it is usually this season.
What is winter?
This is the opposite of hot weather and often makes us wear jackets.
What is cold?
What do we call the shadowy places where the sun doesn’t shine directly?
What is shade?
What do we call the scientific study of weather?
What is meteorology?
This type of weather involves frozen water falling from the sky.
What is snow?
The season when flowers bloom and the weather starts to warm up.
What is Spring?
These white, fluffy things in the sky can block the sun and give us shade.
What are clouds?
What do we call a scientist who studies the weather?
What is a meteorologist?
This tool is used to measure the amount of rain that falls.
What is a rain gauge?
This type of weather is very cold and often makes ice form on the ground.
What is freezing weather?
The season when the weather is hottest and people spend more time outside.
What is summer?
This type of storm has a funnel-shaped cloud and very strong winds?
What is a tornado?
What do we call the big storms with strong winds and heavy rain that form over the ocean?
What is a hurricane?