Vocab On Weather

Question 1

Barometer

Answer 1

measures the air pressure using a barometer

Question 2

Barometric Pressure

Answer 2

layers of gases push down on Earth

Question 3

Cirrus cloud

Answer 3

You can predict the weather by looking at the clouds in the sky. Some clouds are formed high in the sky and look like feathers. They are called cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are white and made up of ice crystals.

Question 4

Climate

Answer 4

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

Question 5

Clouds

Answer 5

Where does rain come from? Clouds are formed by tiny drops of water in air

Question 6

Drought

Answer 6

Droughts are prolonged periods of little or no rain. Lack of rain can affect us in many ways

Question 7

Dew point

Answer 7

Sometimes you can see tiny dew drops on blades of grass and leaves. How is dew formed? When air is warm it can hold more water vapor. At night air cools down. When the temperature drops below a certain point some vapor changes to water. We see this water as dew. The temperature at which dew is formed is called the dew point.

Question 8

Cumulonimbus

Answer 8

cumulonimbus cloud
Sometimes cumulus clouds move upward with rising air. As they rise, they become dark and big. They are now called cumulonimbus clouds. They are also called thunderclouds. These clouds can cause sudden and heavy rains

Question 9

Cumulus cloud

Answer 9

cumulonimbus cloud
Sometimes cumulus clouds move upward with rising air. As they rise, they become dark and big. They are now called cumulonimbus clouds. They are also called thunderclouds. These clouds can cause sudden and heavy rains

Question 10

Forecast

Answer 10

How does your teacher pick the best day for a field trip? She listens to the weather forecast. A forecast tells you what kind of weather you will have. Forecasts are made by studying things like temperature and wind direction.

Question 11

Front

Answer 11

a mass of cool air runs into a mass of warm air. The area where these air masses meet is called a front.

Question 12

Funnel cloud

Answer 12

Thunderstorms can make a funnel-shaped column of clouds. This column stretches down from the sky but does not reach the ground. When funnel clouds touch the ground, they are called tornadoes.

Question 13

Air pressure

Answer 13

It pushes down on things on Earth

Question 14

Thunderstorm

Answer 14

Storm with lightning and heavy rain and hail

Question 15

Tornado

Answer 15

A mobile destructive vortex with violent winds

Question 16

Weather

Answer 16

A state of the atmosphere