Weather

What is a Meteorologist?

• a scientist that studies the weather

• A type of cloud

What is a Thermometer used for?

• measure wind speed

• measure the temperature of the air

What are the different types of precipitation?

• rain, snow, sleet, hail

• rain, mud, puddles, ice

What is a Tornado?

• are storms that occur from

  cumulonimbus clouds

• is a very fast moving, rotating storm

A drought happens is when?

• there is not enough rain for a

  long time

• there is lots of rain

Cumulus Clouds are?

• puffy clouds that are usually scattered throughout the sky

• a huge thick blanket covering the sky

Stratus Clouds are?

• puffy clouds that are usually scattered throughout the sky

• a huge thick blanket covering the sky

Cirrus Clouds are?

• thin, wispy clouds seen high in the sky

• bubbly, lumpy shapes of cumulus cloud

What is a Rain Gauge?

• Measure the direction of the wind

• measure how much rainfall

  there has been

Small pellets of ice that falls from the

clouds are called?

• Sleet

• Snow