Weather & Climate Review

Water that is released from clouds in the sky; includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain.

• Cumulus Cloud

• Precipitation

• Hail

Frozen rain or precipitation in the form of ice pellets.

• Hail

• Sleet

• Cumulus Cloud

What is the name of the science that focuses on studying the weather?

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Biology

A person who studies the weather is called?

• Meteorologist

• Dendrochronologist

• Climatologist

A meteorologist uses a type of map to display weather conditions like storms and fronts. What is the name of this map?

• Ocean map

• Geographical map

• Weather map

What is the name given to large, fluffy, white clouds, often seen in fair skies that can develop into thunder clouds?

• cirrus cloud

• cumulus cloud

What is the name of the storm with strong winds and rain that forms over warm ocean water?

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

What is the name of the storm that creates a funnel-shaped cloud with strong winds that can reach the ground?

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What is the name of the storm that creates high winds and snow?

• tornado

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

What is the name given to the thin, wispy-looking clouds?

• cirrus cloud

• cumulus cloud