Weather Flashcards
___________ are made from billions of tiny water droplets in the air
clouds
_________________ are big fluffy clouds that look flat on that on the bottom
Cumulus clouds
________________ are rounded clouds that are packed very close together
Stratocumulus clouds
___________________ are clouds that are wide at the bottom and have thin tops
Cumulonimbus clouds
__________ usually indicate that we are wide at the bottom and have thin tops
Cumulonimbus clouds
Rain develops from ______ ________ _____ inside the clouds
Water vapor dust temperature
When the droplets get too ___________ for the cloud they fall as rain
Heavy
Thunder is heard after _______________
Lighting
During a lighting storm look for shelter in a _______________
Building
If you are in an open field during a thunderstorm what two things could you do
Lie in a hole or the flat ground
During a thunderstorm with lighting never stand under a ______________ and never go into ___________
tree and water
A car is a safe place to be during a lighting storm because the
___________________________________ “ground” the cars metal body
Rubber tires
________________ are the most destructive storm on Earth
Hurricane
Hurricanes are born over the _______________________ near the ________________
Ocean and equator
Hurricane spin in a _________________ direction.
Counterclockwise
