Texas Climate

The condition of the air at one time and place, including temperature, precipitation, and wind.

• climate

• Weather

• tornado

• norther

A powerful mass of cold air.

• climate

• Weather

• tornado

• norther

The patterns of weather in a place over a long period of time.

• climate

• Weather

• tornado

• norther

A fierce swirling funnel of wind created by thunderstorms.

• climate

• Weather

• tornado

• norther

A storm with high winds and lots of snow.

• blizzard

• Weather

• tornado

• precipitation

Moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• blizzard

• Weather

• tornado

• precipitation

Hurricanes and tornadoes are typically warm weather events.

• True

• False

A seawall can protect a city from hurricanes

• True

• False

Northers and blizzards are cold-weather events

• True

• False

Look at the graph on page 59 in your Social Studies book, which city has the most average precipitation in Texas?

• El Paso

• Beaumont

• Fort Worth

• Lubbock