Windy Things
This whirlwind is created during storms and can last for minutes or hours.
Tornado
This type of toy can be held in your hand and it will spin around in the wind.
Pinewheel
What creates wind on our planet?
The rotation of the Earth
Someone who studies weather is...
A Meteorologist
This type of storm is formed over the ocean and can last for days causing massive destruction.
Hurricane
You can fly these high into the sky on a windy day and you can guide it by its string.
Kite
Does hot air rise or sink?
Rises
A device that measure wind speed and direction.
Anemometer
After a rainy day, if there is no wind, this will blanket the valley floor and you can barely see in front of you.
Fog
The winds can push this type of vessel on water if the sails are open to collect air.
Boat
What measures Wind Speed
Anemometer
An instrument that measures the direction in which the wind blows.
Wind Vane
You plug these in to circulate air in your home.
Fan
Wind turbines spin around fast enough, thanks to wind, to create______
Electricity
You can hear the wind outside if you have one of these placed by a window. They make noise by clambering together.
Wind Chime
List some properties of air.
Air is invisible
Air has weight
Air has no shape
This can create really cold air in your home on a hot summer day!
Air conditioner
People used this in the olden days to crush grain and wheat.
Windmill
Over time, what can wear down a Mountain or a Hill?
Wind
Water heats up slowly, the beach heats up quickly this creates ____ pressure over the water and ____ pressure over the beach.
1) low, high
2) high, low
3) dense, less dense
4) less dense, dense
Water heats up slowly, the beach heats up quickly this creates high pressure over the water and low pressure over the beach.