Weather Vocabulary

Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• water cycle
• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

Frozen precipitation that forms during thunderstorms

• rain
• snow
• hail
• sleet

A breeze caused by differences in air pressure

• weather
• wind
• air pressure
• thunderstorm

This column of rotating air flattened everything in its path

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• raindrops

The __________________ made a forecast with a 20% chance of rain tomorrow.

• climate
• meterologist
• barometric pressure
• astronomer

Today's temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit; wind is 5mph from the East; barometric pressure is 30.25in; 0 precipitation; 45% humidity.  This information describes the ___________. 

• weather
• temperature
• climate
• air pressure

The difference between climate and weather is climate describes weather conditions over a long period of time and weather is over a short period of time.

• true
• false

Barometric Pressure is a synonym for _______________.

• barometer
• condensation
• air pressure
• hurricane

_____________ are huge storms that form over water with winds that reach a speed of 119km an hour.

• tornado
• hurricane
• thunderstorm
• rainstorm

Frozen raindrops

• sleet
• rain
• water vapor
• water