Question |
Answer |
When an area does not get enough rain over a period of time |
Drought |
Which storm has a funnel-shaped spinning cloud with strong winds? |
Tornado
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Which storm has rain, thunder, and lightning? |
Thunderstorm |
Which storm has strong winds, high ocean waves, and heavy rain? (begins over the ocean) |
Hurricane |
Which storm has heavy snow and strong winds? |
Blizzard |
What are the four seasons? |
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Weather is a part of the daily news. Tracking the weather is most important to which group of people? |
Farmers, meteorologists, life guards, anyone who works outside |
What are the four types of precipitation? |
Rain, Sleet, Snow, and Hail |
What are some words that would help you in recording the weather? |
Sunny, rainy, snowy, windy, partly cloudy, cloudy |
Which instrument measures the amount of rainfall? |
Rain gauge |
Which weather instrument measures the air temperature? |
Thermometer |
Which instrument shows the wind direction? |
Weather vane |
Name the three stages of the water cycle. |
Precipitation, evaporation, condensation |
What is a flood? |
When an area gets too much rain |