Key Terms
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
any dangerous weather with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life
What is weather phenomena?
day-to-day state of the atmosphere and the short-term (minutes to weeks) changes in heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain
What is Weather?
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
When water vapour turns into water droplets, we call this process..
What is condensation?
The rising temperature in our world that is causing extreme weather and sea level rising.
What is climate change?
a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
What is a tornado?
the weather of a place averaged over a period of time, often 30 years
What is Climate?
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
The Sun heats up the planet, which changes the temperature
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
What is precipitation?
a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
What is a hurricane?
It is usually snowy on Christmas in Canada
What is Climate?
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
Where would the warmest place in your house be?
What is upstairs?
a prediction or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.
What is forecast?
pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
What is hail?
In Mexico it is hot all year
What is Climate?
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
Where would the coolest place in your house be?
What would be the basement?
Which pressure system leads to warm and moist air?
What is a Low Air Pressure System?
a period of excessively hot weather
What is a heatwave?
Tomorrow there is a chance of rain showers
What is weather?
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
Predictions made for the next 36 hours
What would be a short term forecast?