SOL 4.4 Weather Vocabulary

A storm of freezing rain that leaves a coating of ice.

• Ice Storms

• Snow Storms

• Rain Storms

• Thunder Storms

Feathery clouds associated with fair weather, often indicating that rain or snow will fall within several hours.

• Cumulus Clouds

• Stratus Clouds

• Cirrus Clouds

• Nimbus Clouds

An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather.

• Thermometer

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

The weather of a place averaged over an extended period of time (years).

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmosphere

• Temperature

Water vapor in the air.

• Precipitation

• Humidity

• Evaporation

• Condensation

A scientist who studies the weather.

• Meteorologists

• Geologists

• Biologists

• Astronomers

Heat energy caused from the movement of molecules.

• Thermal Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Hygrometer

An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.

• Flood

• Drought

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

Water droplets that condense from the air close to the ground.

• Mist

• Fog

• Cloud

• Rain