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Precipitation
Clouds
Severe Weather
Weather Tools
Weather Patterns
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Precipitation is...
Wet weather
100
What are the 4 types of clouds?
Stratus, cumulus, cirrus and cumulonimbus
100
Name 2 types of severe weather.
Blizzards, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes
100
What type of tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
100
What are the four seasons?
Summer, spring, fall and winter
200
Droplets of water that fall when the air is hot, warm or cool is...
Rain
200
Which type of cloud is wispy and does not bring wet weather?
Cirrus
200
What is thunder?
A sound that comes from lightning
200
What type of weather do wind vanes and wind socks measure?
Wind
200
What is the light pattern that happens every day?
Sun in day, moon at night/light in day, dark at night
300
Icy crystals that fall from clouds when the air is very cold is...
Snow
300
Which type of cloud is white, puffy and a sign of good weather?
Cumulus
300
How does lightning form?
Electricity in rain drops in the clouds
300
A wind sock and wind vane measure wind...
Direction
300
What is the temperature pattern daily?
Cooler in morning, warmer in afternoon, coolest at night
400
Balls of ice that fall from clouds when the air is cold or warm is...
Hail
400
Which type of cloud is flat and can bring snow or rain?
Stratus
400
What type of severe weather is a swirling funnel of wind?
Tornadoes
400
An anemometer measures what about the wind?
Speed
400
What 2 months are the days shorter and the temperature cooler?
Fall and winter
500
Ice mixed with snow and rain that falls when the air is cold is...
Sleet
500
Which type of cloud is dark, puffy and brings lots of wet weather?
Cumulonimbus
500
Which type of severe weather moves in a circular motion, form over warm water and has an eye?
Hurricane
500
How does a wind vane tell you wind direction?
It has north, south, east and west on it, whichever way the arrow is pointing is the direction the wind is blowing.
500
Which two months are the days longer and the temperature warmer?
Spring and summer