Vocabulary
Complete The sentence
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Short Answer
100
A breeze moving from the land to the sea
What is land breeze
100
Water that falls to Earth from the air is known as
What is precipitation
100
A Hurricane must be traveling at _______ speed or more
What is 74mph
100
Tornadoes form over
What is land
100
In the water cycle, what heppens before water condenses in clouds
What is water vapor changes to a gas
200
A large tropical storm with high wind speeds
What is hurricane
200
A liquid changes to a gas during the process
What is evaporation
200
Hurricanes form over
What is water
200
Tornadoes are only called tornadoes when they _________
What is touch down on land
200
There are 4 main types of precipitation...what are they
What is hail, rain, sleet, and snow
300
Air pressure is measured with a
What is barometer
300
Warm air pushes forward and moves over cold air along a
What is Warm Front
300
Storms that form over water, but are less than 74mph are called ___________
What is tropical storms
300
The place in the USA where many tornadoes occur is called
What is tornado alley
300
When one side of a mountain is dry and the other side has rain a ________________ is happening
What is rain shadow
400
A gas changes to a liquid during
What is condensation
400
Wind speed is measured with an
What is anemometer
400
A tropical storm that forms on the Pacific Ocean is called a ______________
What is typhoon
400
Tornadoes can cause lots of ____________
What is damage
400
There is a stationary front in Tucson. What weather are we experiencing
What is several days of rain or snow
500
A large body of air is called an
What is air mass
500
The movement of water through the environment is known as the
What is water cycle
500
Hurricanes break apart/speed up when they hit land
What is break apart
500
Tornadoes can become brown in color due to ___________
What is dirt and debris
500
air that moves in from the ocean over land
What is a sea breeze